Abstract: This article proposes a distributed safety-critical optimal flocking control algorithm for the multiagent system. In general, safety (i.e., collision avoidance) could be guaranteed by the ...

This letter presents a novel approach for synthesizing control barrier functions (CBFs) from high relative degree safety constraints: Rectified CBFs (ReCBFs). We begin by discussing the limitations of ...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is moving to settle litigation, a deal that would trigger the single most expensive change order in the project’s history at $537.3 million.The more than ...

Pregnancy and breastfeeding may improve long-term cognitive function in women. The study found that an increase in cumulative time spent pregnant and time spent breastfeeding correlated with greater ...