Julian Estévez is a Professor and researcher at University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Spain. His research interests are cooperative robotics, UAVs, artificial intelligence and autonomous navigation. Moreover, he was a member of the Expert Group of the European Commission for Ethics of AI in Education, and now he takes part in the development of AI Code Practice.
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.This paper presents a novel Extended Hybrid Reciprocal Velocity Obstacle (EHRVO) algorithm for multi-agent collision avoidance that incorporates linked agent constraints. The proposed approach introduces proximity constraints between paired gents while adapting the collision avoidance geometry to maintain these relationships. This research work extends the HRVO framework to create a hierarchical set of constraints that prioritize maintenance of spatial consistent agent pairs or triads while ensuring collision-free trajectories. .