Publications

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Recent Articles under Review

2026

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    ADMM-Based Distributed Kalman-like Observer with Applications to Cooperative Localization
    N. De Carli, N. Bastianello, and D. V. Dimarogonas
    2026
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    Marinarium: a New Arena to Bring Maritime Robotics Closer to Shore
    I. Torroba, D. Dorner, V. N. Fernandez-Ayala, and 3 more authors
    2026
    arXiv
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    STL-GCS: A Planner-Controller Framework for Signal Temporal Logic via Graphs of Time-varying Convex Sets
    N. De Carli, G. Marchesini, and D. V. Dimarogonas
    2026
    arXiv

Journal Papers

2025

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    A Distributed Kalman-like Observer with Dynamic Inversion-Based Correction for Multi-Agent Estimation
    N. De Carli and D. V. Dimarogonas
    IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2025
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    Distributed NMPC for Cooperative Aerial Manipulation of Cable-Suspended Loads
    N. De Carli, R. Belletti, E. Buzzurro, and 3 more authors
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025
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    Distributed Multi-Robot Active-Sensing of a Diffusive Source
    F. Pagano, N. De Carli, E. Restrepo, and 2 more authors
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025
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2024

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    Adaptive observer from body-frame relative position measurements for cooperative localization
    N. De Carli, E. Restrepo, and P. R. Giordano
    IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2024
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2023

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    Persistent monitoring of multiple moving targets using high order control barrier functions
    L. Balandi, N. De Carli, and P. R. Giordano
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2023
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Conference Papers

2026

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    Validation of Space Robotics in Underwater Environments via Disturbance Robustness Equivalency
    J. Verhagen, E. Krantz, C. Sidrane, and 5 more authors
    In 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
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    Demonstration of Space Robot Teleoperation over a Lossy and Delayed Network using ATMOS
    Inkyu Jang, Gregorio Marchesini, Nicola De Carli, and 15 more authors
    In Proceedings of the 23rd IFAC World Congress, 2026
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    Perception-Aware Control for Cooperative Cable-Suspended Transportation Under Sensing Constraints
    V. Braglia, N. De Carli, E. Restrepo, and 1 more author
    In 2026 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2026
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2024

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    Distributed control barrier functions for global connectivity maintenance
    N. De Carli, P. Salaris, and P. R. Giordano
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024
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2023

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    Multi-robot active sensing for bearing formations
    N. De Carli, P. Salaris, and P. R. Giordano
    In 2023 International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems (MRS), 2023
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2021

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    Online decentralized perception-aware path planning for multi-robot systems
    N. De Carli, P. Salaris, and P. R. Giordano
    In 2021 International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems (MRS), 2021
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PhD thesis

2024

  1. Active perception and localization for multi-robot systems
    N. De Carli
    Université de Rennes, 2024
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