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Uncertain partially observable Markov decision processes (uPOMDPs) allow the probabilistic transition and observation functions of standard POMDPs to belong to a so-called uncertainty set. Such uncertainty, referred to as epistemic…
A Learning Model Predictive Controller (LMPC) for iterative tasks is presented. The controller is reference-free and is able to improve its performance by learning from previous iterations. A safe set and a terminal cost function are used…
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We present a computational algorithm for computing short range forces between particles. The algorithm has two distinguishing features. First, it is optimized for multi-processor computers, and will use as many processors as are available.…
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