Brandon W. Gordon
Papers
7
Total Citations
45
H-Index
5
About
Brandon W. Gordon is a pioneering researcher in the field of multi-agent systems and nonlinear control, with a primary focus on receding horizon control (RHC) and swarm robotics. His work addresses critical challenges in decentralized coordination, particularly the impact of computation time and communication constraints on system stability and performance. Gordon's most influential contribution is his development of a variable communication approach for decentralized RHC of multi-vehicle systems, which enhances stability without requiring constant inter-agent data exchange—a breakthrough for real-world applications. His research on uncertain nonlinear RHC systems, cited 12 times, provides foundational methods for handling non-negligible computation delays, a practical necessity for embedded control. Gordon also introduced a control allocation framework for energetic swarm control, enabling precise manipulation of swarm temperature, center position, and potential energy—a novel approach that bridges thermodynamics and robotics. His work on distributed simulation and virtual reality visualization of multi-robot RHC systems, with 7 citations, offers an experimental platform for testing formation control algorithms. With over 45 total citations across his most-cited papers, Gordon's contributions to sliding mode control, communication-delayed systems, and constraint robot motion have established him as a key figure in advancing the theory and implementation of cooperative multi-agent systems.
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- 4A control allocation approach for energetic swarm control5 citations · 2009
- 5Control of energetic robotic swarm systems5 citations · 2007
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