Abstract: This article presents a sensitivity-based algorithm for distributed optimal control problems (OCP) of multi-agent systems with nonlinear dynamics and state/input couplings, as they arise, ...

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Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a novel convex formulation that seamlessly integrates the Material Point Method (MPM) with articulated rigid body dynamics in frictional contact scenarios. We ...