Research Blog

I hope to fill this section with explanatory pieces on important topics in the field of robotics/control systems theory.

I also hope to cover things I wish had been explained to me in a particular manner, or just things I find interesting that are (maybe even just tangentially) related to my field.

 

[In progress] Understanding PX4 Autopilot and Offboard Control via ROS2

PX4
quadrotor
ROS2
hardware
tools
software
implementation

Will write about PX4 flight stack and how to utilize ROS2 for offboard control with novel control algorithms. Also showcasing my open-source modular ROS2-PX4 offboard flight package for control algorithm implementation with modular platform, trajectory, and control setups and my custom logger package.

Oct 15, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

Understanding Quadrotor Dynamics and Control

dynamical systems
control theory
quadrotor
geometric control
modeling

A practical overview of modeling, coordinate frames, and control-relevant dynamics of the quadrotor UAV.

Sep 29, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

Newton-Raphson Flow: From Iteration to Continuous Control

control theory
iterative methods
dynamical systems

The Newton-Raphson flow tracking controller, its derivation from the iterative root-finding method, and its adaptation for dynamical systems using output prediction.

May 22, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

[TODO] Understanding Optimal Control and Calculus of Variations

optimal control
calculus of variations
control theory

Will write about calculus of variations and its applications in optimal control

Jan 1, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

[TODO] Understanding Jax

tools
software
jax
implementation

Will write about Jax and its uses for control research

Jan 1, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

[TODO] Understanding Reachability

dynamical systems
control theory
reachability

Will write about reachability analysis methods in control

Jan 1, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

[TODO] Understanding Reinforcement Learning

dynamical systems
control theory
reinforcement learning

Will write about reinforcement learning methods in control

Jan 1, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
 

[TODO] Understanding Game Theoretic Control

dynamical systems
control theory
game theory
differential games

Will write about game theoretic control methods

Jan 1, 2025
Evanns Morales-Cuadrado
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