# Optimal Control on Quadrotor 3D

Source: [Optimal Control on Quadrotor 3D](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/optimal-control-on-quadrotor-3d>)

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Evaluation of Optimal Control algorithms on the Quadrotor 3D environment, measured by Final Cost.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Optimal Control |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | Quadrotor 3D |
| Metric | Final Cost |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 7 of 7 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Final Cost](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/optimal-control-on-quadrotor-3d.md?metric=Final%20Cost>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Final Cost | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Continuous time OC | 7.38 | Not recorded | 68fa5b091e209131ce9c4aff |
| Discrete zero-order hold OC | 7.84 | Not recorded | 68fa5b091e209131ce9c4aff |
| SAC | 10.772 | Not recorded | 6a016299dbc836b87d82318d |
| PPO | 13.381 | Not recorded | 6a016299dbc836b87d82318d |
| SDPI | 30.22 | Not recorded | 6a016299dbc836b87d82318d |
| SDPI | 51.053 | Not recorded | 6a016299dbc836b87d82318d |
| MBPO | 229 | Not recorded | 6a016299dbc836b87d82318d |

### Continuous time OC

Final Cost: 7.38. Result ID: 698baee97a967eddb77094bd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa5b091e209131ce9c4aff.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model Knowledge":"Known True Model","Control Type":"Continuous"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Discrete zero-order hold OC

Final Cost: 7.84. Result ID: 698baee97a967eddb77094be.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa5b091e209131ce9c4aff.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model Knowledge":"Known True Model","Control Type":"Zero-order hold"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SAC

Final Cost: 10.772. Result ID: 6a0190b847f34ce924e35142.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PPO

Final Cost: 13.381. Result ID: 6a0190b847f34ce924e35143.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SDPI

Final Cost: 30.22. Result ID: 6a0190b847f34ce924e35141.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Dynamics knowledge":"unknown"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SDPI

Final Cost: 51.053. Result ID: 6a0190b847f34ce924e35140.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Dynamics knowledge":"known"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### MBPO

Final Cost: 229. Result ID: 6a0190b847f34ce924e35144.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a016299dbc836b87d82318d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6b511e209131cea2d96e.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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