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Logan Beaver is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University (ODU), affiliated with the Batten College of Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on optimal control, robotics, and autonomous systems, with notable contributions to multi-agent coordination, energy-efficient trajectory planning, and swarm intelligence. He leads the Intelligent Systems Laboratory and has published extensively in top-tier journals like Automatica and IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
Beaver's work bridges theoretical control frameworks and practical applications, such as autonomous vehicle systems and robotic task allocation. His recent projects include developing physics-informed neural networks for motion primitives and analyzing long-duration autonomy in connected vehicles. He collaborates on initiatives like scaled city simulations for traffic control and energy-optimal frameworks for autonomous agent coordination.
His research emphasizes constraint-driven optimization, model predictive control, and game-theoretic approaches to solve complex problems in robotics and transportation. Beaver's publications span topics from microrobotics to highway platooning, reflecting a balance between foundational control theory and real-world engineering challenges.
