DQ-NMPC: Dual-Quaternion NMPC for Quadrotor Flight

Luis Fernando Recalde
Ph.D. Student in Robotics Engineering
Luis F. Recalde is a robotics researcher, specializing in advanced control algorithms for autonomous systems. He received his Mechatronics degree from the University of the Armed Forces - ESPE, Ecuador in 2021, and his master’s degree in Control Systems Engineering at the National University of San Juan, Argentina in 2024. His current work research interests are in the areas of NMPC, Quadratic Programming, and differential geometry for motion representation and control. He currently develops novel control algorithms for quadrotors with cable-suspended payload by exploiting such tools as dual quaternions, differential flatness, and hybrid dynamics that enable higher performance of the system while improving safety anc stability.
Dhruv Madhusudan Agrawal
M.S. in Robotics Engineering, now at Pixels on Target
I am an MS student in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with a focus on, control systems, perception and path planning. My research interests lie in drone technology as well as mobile robots with real-time control and perception algorithms. My aim is to develop autonomous multi-robot systems capable of navigating in the real-world safely at high-speed.