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Adaptive and Smooth Model Predictive Path Integral Control for Highly Dynamic Legged Locomotion

Aug 2026 · International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems · Vol 24, pp. 2372 - 2394 · 0 citations · 37 references

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An enhanced model predictive path integral control framework that coordinates adaptive nominal-sequence update and perturbation generation within the standard control loop is proposed, which improves tracking accuracy, disturbance recovery, and contact-force smoothness while preserving the standard rollout-and-reweighting structure.

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