Switched Optimal Control and Dwell Time Constraints: A Preliminary Study
Systems and Control
2020-11-05 v1 Systems and Control
Abstract
Most modern control systems are switched, meaning they have continuous as well as discrete decision variables. Switched systems often have constraints called dwell-time constraints (e.g., cycling constraints in a heat pump) on the switching rate. This paper introduces an embedding-based-method to solve optimal control problems that have both discrete and continuous decision variables. Unlike existing methods, the developed technique can heuristically incorporate dwell-time constraints via an auxiliary cost, while also preserving other state and control constrains of the problem. Simulations results for a switched optimal control problem with and without the auxiliary cost showcase the utility of the developed method.
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@article{arxiv.2011.02351,
title = {Switched Optimal Control and Dwell Time Constraints: A Preliminary Study},
author = {Moad Abudia and Michael Harlan and Ryan Self and Rushikesh Kamalapurkar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.02351},
year = {2020}
}