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A Dual Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach to Robust Control of Nonlinear Systems: An Application to Partial Differential Equations

Optimization and Control 2025-09-01 v1 Systems and Control Systems and Control

Abstract

This paper considers the problem of data-driven robust control design for nonlinear systems, for instance, obtained when discretizing nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). A robust learning control approach is developed for nonlinear affine in control systems based on Lyapunov redesign technique. The robust control is developed as a sum of an optimal learning control which stabilizes the system in absence of disturbances, and an additive Lyapunov-based robustification term which handles the effects of disturbances. The dual ensemble Kalman filter (dual EnKF) algorithm is utilized in the optimal control design methodology. A simulation study is done on the heat equation and Burgers partial differential equation.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21684,
  title  = {A Dual Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach to Robust Control of Nonlinear Systems: An Application to Partial Differential Equations},
  author = {Anant A. Joshi and Saviz Mowlavi and Mouhacine Benosman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21684},
  year   = {2025}
}