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An efficient method for computing solutions to the Optimal Transportation (OT) problem with a wide class of cost functions is presented. The standard linear programming (LP) discretization of the continuous problem becomes intractible for…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-09-15 Adam M. Oberman , Yuanlong Ruan

Optimal Transport is a popular distance metric for measuring similarity between distributions. Exact algorithms for computing Optimal Transport can be slow, which has motivated the development of approximate numerical solvers (e.g. Sinkhorn…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-09 Nathaniel Lahn , Sharath Raghvendra , Kaiyi Zhang

We study the optimal transport problem for pairs of stationary finite-state Markov chains, with an emphasis on the computation of optimal transition couplings. Transition couplings are a constrained family of transport plans that capture…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-20 Kevin O'Connor , Kevin McGoff , Andrew B. Nobel

We introduce a new algorithm to solve constrained nonlinear optimal control problem, with an emphasis on low-thrust trajectory in highly nonlinear dynamics. The algorithm, dubbed Pontryagin-Bellman Differential Dynamic Programming (PDDP),…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-27 Yanis Sidhoum , Kenshiro Oguri

Iterative gradient-based optimization algorithms are widely used to solve difficult or large-scale optimization problems. There are many algorithms to choose from, such as gradient descent and its accelerated variants such as Polyak's Heavy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-21 Bryan Van Scoy , Laurent Lessard

The feedback linearization method is further developed for the controller design on general nonlinear systems. Through the Lyapunov stability theory, the intractable nonlinear implicit algebraic control equations are effectively solved, and…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-01-01 Sheng Zhang , Fei Liao , Yanqing Chen , Kaifeng He

We study optimal transportation of measures on compact manifolds for costs defined from convex Lagrangians. We prove that optimal transportation can be interpolated by measured Lipschitz laminations, or geometric currents. The methods are…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Patrick Bernard , Boris Buffoni

Optimal transport (OT) is a central framework for modeling distribution shifts. Because OT compares distributions directly in input space, a well-designed ground metric between observations is essential to ensure that the optimizer does not…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Philip Naumann , Jacob Kauffmann , Klaus-Robert Müller , Grégoire Montavon

We leverage second-order information for tuning of inverse optimal controllers for a class of discrete-time nonlinear input-affine systems. For this, we select the input penalty matrix, representing a tuning knob, to yield the Hessian of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-17 Taouba Jouini , Zhiyong Sun , Venkatraman Renganathan

The orbit tracking of free-evolutionary target system in closed quantum systems is studied in this paper. Based on the concept of system control theory, the unitary transformation is applied to change the time-dependent target function into…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-08-10 Shuang Cong , Jianxiu Liu , Fei Yang

Future multi-spacecraft missions require robust autonomous trajectory optimization capabilities to ensure safe and efficient rendezvous operations. This capability hinges on solving non-convex optimal control problems in real-time, although…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-28 Yuji Takubo , Tommaso Guffanti , Daniele Gammelli , Marco Pavone , Simone D'Amico

Dynamical structures in the circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP) are fundamental for designing low-energy transfers, as they aid in analyzing phase space transport and designing desirable trajectories. One of these dynamical…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-14 Naoki Hiraiwa , Mai Bando , Yuzuru Sato , Shinji Hokamoto

This paper introduces a new approach to solving the thrust allocation problem using the maneuvering problem in the maritime domain for fully actuated vessels. The method uses a control Lyapunov function to create a nonlinear reference…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-25 Emir Cem Gezer , Roger Skjetne

Discrete optimal transportation problems arise in various contexts in engineering, the sciences and the social sciences. Often the underlying cost criterion is unknown, or only partly known, and the observed optimal solutions are corrupted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-05-13 Andrew M. Stuart , Marie-Therese Wolfram

This article presents an adaptive nonlinear delayed feedback control scheme for stabilizing the unstable periodic orbit of unknown fractional-order chaotic systems. The proposed control framework uses the Lyapunov approach and sliding mode…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-10 Bahram Yaghooti , Kaveh Safavigerdini , Reza Hajiloo , Hassan Salarieh

This paper presents a new method for synthesizing stochastic control Lyapunov functions for a class of nonlinear stochastic control systems. The technique relies on a transformation of the classical nonlinear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman partial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-07 Yoke Peng Leong , Matanya B. Horowitz , Joel W. Burdick

We propose a new method for the approximate solution of the Lyapunov equation with rank-$1$ right-hand side, which is based on extended rational Krylov subspace approximation with adaptively computed shifts. The shift selection is obtained…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-05-27 D. A. Kolesnikov , I. V. Oseledets

We present a computational approach for the design of continuous low thrust transfers around an asteroid. These transfers are computed through the use of a reachability set generated on a lower dimensional Poincar\'e surface. Complex, long…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-22 Shankar Kulumani , Taeyoung Lee

A number of applications to interplanetary trajectories have been recently proposed based on deep networks. These approaches often rely on the availability of a large number of optimal trajectories to learn from. In this paper we introduce…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-12-18 Dario Izzo , Ekin Öztürk , Marcus Märtens

Optimal Transport (OT) problems arise in a wide range of applications, from physics to economics. Getting numerical approximate solution of these problems is a challenging issue of practical importance. In this work, we investigate the…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-05-15 Aurélien Alfonsi , Rafaël Coyaud , Virginie Ehrlacher , Damiano Lombardi