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We introduce tensor numerical techniques for solving optimal control problems constrained by elliptic operators in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d=2,3$, with variable coefficients, which can be represented in a low rank separable form. We construct a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-28 Boris N. Khoromskij , Britta Schmitt , Volker Schulz

This paper investigates the central role played by the Hamiltonian in continuous-time nonlinear optimal control problems. We show that the strict convexity of the Hamiltonian in the control variable is a sufficient condition for the…

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We study control of constrained linear systems with only partial statistical information about the uncertainty affecting the system dynamics and the sensor measurements. Specifically, given a finite collection of disturbance realizations…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-15 Jean-Sébastien Brouillon , Andrea Martin , John Lygeros , Florian Dörfler , Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate

We consider constraint-coupled optimization problems in which agents of a network aim to cooperatively minimize the sum of local objective functions subject to individual constraints and a common linear coupling constraint. We propose a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-07-26 Alessandro Falsone , Ivano Notarnicola , Giuseppe Notarstefano , Maria Prandini

Many nonlinear optimal control and optimization problems involve constraints that combine continuous dynamics with discrete logic conditions. Standard approaches typically rely on mixed-integer programming, which introduces scalability…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-08 Jad Wehbeh , Eric C. Kerrigan

In this work, we present numerical analysis for a distributed optimal control problem, with box constraint on the control, governed by a subdiffusion equation which involves a fractional derivative of order $\alpha\in(0,1)$ in time. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-12-22 Bangti Jin , Buyang Li , Zhi Zhou

An effective method for optimizing path planning for a specific model of a 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) robot manipulator is presented as part of the motion planning of the manipulator using computer algebra. We assume that we are given a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Takumu Okazaki , Akira Terui , Masahiko Mikawa

This article reports an algorithm for multi-agent distributed optimization problems with a common decision variable, local linear equality and inequality constraints and set constraints with convergence rate guarantees.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-17 Vivek Khatana , Murti V. Salapaka

We study a linear-quadratic, optimal control problem on a discrete, finite time horizon with distributional ambiguity, in which the cost is assessed via Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR). We take steps toward deriving a scalable dynamic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-28 Margaret P. Chapman , Laurent Lessard

We study an optimal control problem under uncertainty, where the target function is the solution of an elliptic partial differential equation with random coefficients, steered by a control function. The robust formulation of the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-23 Philipp A. Guth , Vesa Kaarnioja , Frances Y. Kuo , Claudia Schillings , Ian H. Sloan

This papers shows the convergence of optimal control problems where the constraint function is discretised by a particle method. In particular, we investigate the viscous Burgers equation in the whole space $\mathbb R$ by using…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-10-01 Jan Marburger , Rene Pinnau

We consider optimal control problems for partial differential equations where the controls take binary values but vary over the time horizon, they can thus be seen as dynamic switches. The switching patterns may be subject to combinatorial…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Christoph Buchheim , Alexandra Grütering , Christian Meyer

The purpose of this work is to study an optimal control problem for a semilinear elliptic partial differential equation with a linear combination of Dirac measures as a forcing term; the control variable corresponds to the amplitude of such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-04 Enrique Otarola

This paper focuses on optimal control problem for a class of discrete-time nonlinear systems. In practical applications, computation time is a crucial consideration when solving nonlinear optimal control problems, especially under real-time…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Chuanzhi Lv , Xunmin Yin , Hongdan Li , Huanshui Zhang

In this paper, we consider the decentralized optimization problems with generalized orthogonality constraints, where both the objective function and the constraint exhibit a distributed structure. Such optimization problems, albeit…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-10 Lei Wang , Nachuan Xiao , Xin Liu

In many mobile robotics scenarios, such as drone racing, the goal is to generate a trajectory that passes through multiple waypoints in minimal time. This problem is referred to as time-optimal planning. State-of-the-art approaches either…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Philipp Foehn , Davide Scaramuzza

This paper details an approach to linearise differentiable but non-convex collision avoidance constraints tailored to convex shapes. It revisits introducing differential collision avoidance constraints for convex objects into an optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Dries Dirckx , Wilm Decré , Jan Swevers

We investigate the problem of coordinating multiple automated vehicles (AVs) in confined areas. This problem can be formulated as an optimal control problem (OCP) where the motion of the AVs is optimized such that collisions are avoided in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-28 Stefan Kojchev , Robert Hult , Jonas Fredriksson

For many problems, some of which are reviewed in the paper, popular algorithms like Douglas--Rachford (DR), ADMM, and FISTA produce approximating sequences that show signs of spiraling toward the solution. We present a meta-algorithm that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-09-09 Scott B. Lindstrom

This paper presents a computationally efficient model predictive control formulation that uses an integral Chebyshev collocation method to enable rapid operations of autonomous agents. By posing the finite-horizon optimal control problem…

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