# A Hierarchical Optimization Approach for Cooperative Vehicle Networks

> This research presents a control algorithm for the cooperative control of unmanned mobile robots. The algorithm relies on continuously solving an open loop mixed integer linear programming optimization problem. Since the model can become quite complex when the number of robots and the complexity of the environment increase, computational problems can arise. To overcome these problems an approach involving a hierarchical decentralized formulation of the optimization problem is proposed.

**Last updated:** 2025-12-29

**Source:** https://r2r.tech/articles/hierarchical-optimization-approach-cooperative-vehicle-networks

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### Authors

 Carlo Branca

### Publication Information

 Oklahoma State University Theses, December 2005

### Abstract

 This research presents a control algorithm for the cooperative control of unmanned mobile robots. The algorithm relies on continuously solving an open loop mixed integer linear programming optimization problem. Since the model can become quite complex when the number of robots and the complexity of the environment increase, computational problems can arise. To overcome these problems an approach involving a hierarchical decentralized formulation of the optimization problem is proposed.

[Link to the article](https://shareok.org/handle/11244/10187)

**Tags:** cooperative control, mobile robots

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