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Fast Switching in Mixed-Integer Model Predictive Control

Systems and Control 2026-05-07 v5 Systems and Control Optimization and Control

Abstract

We deduce stability results for finite control set and mixed-integer model predictive control with a downstream oversampling phase. The presentation rests upon the inherent robustness of model predictive control with stabilizing terminal conditions and techniques for solving mixed-integer optimal control problems by continuous optimization. Partial outer convexification and binary relaxation transform mixed-integer problems into common optimal control problems. We deduce nominal asymptotic stability for the resulting relaxed system formulation and implement sum-up rounding to restore efficiently integer feasibility on an oversampling time grid. If fast control switching is technically possible and inexpensive, we can approximate the relaxed system behavior in the state space arbitrarily close. We integrate input perturbed model predictive control with practical asymptotic stability. Numerical experiments illustrate practical relevance of fast control switching.

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@article{arxiv.2411.19300,
  title  = {Fast Switching in Mixed-Integer Model Predictive Control},
  author = {Artemi Makarow and Christian Kirches},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.19300},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

This preprint was revised based on the feedback from the reviewers and resubmitted to the IEEE. The previous version has been conditionally accepted for publication