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Model predictive control strategies using consensus-based optimization

Optimization and Control 2023-12-21 v1

Abstract

Model predictive control strategies require to solve in an sequential manner, many, possibly non-convex, optimization problems. In this work, we propose an interacting stochastic agent system to solve those problems. The agents evolve in pseudo-time and in parallel to the time-discrete state evolution. The method is suitable for non-convex, non-differentiable objective functions. The convergence properties are investigated through mean-field approximation of the time-discrete system, showing convergence in the case of additive linear control. We validate the proposed strategy by applying it to the control of a stirred-tank reactor non-linear system.

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@article{arxiv.2312.13085,
  title  = {Model predictive control strategies using consensus-based optimization},
  author = {Giacomo Borghi and Michael Herty},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.13085},
  year   = {2023}
}