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This paper proposes a robust control strategy that integrates Iterative Learning Control (ILC) with a simple lateral neural network to enhance the trajectory tracking performance of a linear Lorentz force actuator under friction and model…

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Generative models for sequential data often struggle with sparsely sampled and high-dimensional trajectories, typically reducing the learning of dynamics to pairwise transitions. We propose Interpolative Multi-Marginal Flow Matching…

We consider the energy minimization problem for undirected graphical models, also known as MAP-inference problem for Markov random fields which is NP-hard in general. We propose a novel polynomial time algorithm to obtain a part of its…

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In this paper, we develop a unified framework able to certify both exponential and subexponential convergence rates for a wide range of iterative first-order optimization algorithms. To this end, we construct a family of parameter-dependent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-02-26 Mahyar Fazlyab , Alejandro Ribeiro , Manfred Morari , Victor M. Preciado

Understanding disease progression is a central clinical challenge with direct implications for early diagnosis and personalized treatment. While recent generative approaches have attempted to model progression, key mismatches remain:…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Hao Chen , Rui Yin , Yifan Chen , Qi Chen , Chao Li

Airborne mobile Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) base stations have garnered significant attention recently, with ISAC technology being a crucial application for 6G networks. Since ISAC can sense potential mobile communication…

Performance · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Shengcai Zhou , Luping Xiang , Kun Yang , Kai Kit Wong , Dapeng Oliver Wu , Chan-Byoung Chae

This paper proposes an optimization-based task and motion planning framework, named "Logic Network Flow", that integrates temporal logic specifications into mixed-integer programs for efficient robot planning. Inspired by the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Xuan Lin , Jiming Ren , Yandong Luo , Weijun Xie , Ye Zhao

MPC (Model predictive control)-based motion planning and trajectory generation are essential in applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles, robotic manipulators, and rocket control. However, the real-time implementation of such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Haotian Tan , Yuan-Hua Ni

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms perform visual-inertial estimation via filtering or batch optimization methods. Empirical evidence suggests that filtering algorithms are computationally faster, while optimization…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-05 Amay Saxena , Chih-Yuan Chiu , Joseph Menke , Ritika Shrivastava , Shankar Sastry

Our study is motivated by the solution of Mixed-Integer Non-Linear Programming (MINLP) problems with separable non-convex functions via the Sequential Convex MINLP technique, an iterative method whose main characteristic is that of solving,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-29 Renan Spencer Trindade , Claudia D'Ambrosio , Antonio Frangioni , Claudio Gentile

This paper addresses the problem of nonconvex nonsmooth decentralised optimisation in multi-agent networks with undirected connected communication graphs. Our contribution lies in introducing an algorithmic framework designed for the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-08 Behnam Mafakheri , Jonathan H. Manton , Iman Shames

We address the numerical treatment of source terms in algebraic flux correction schemes for steady convection-diffusion-reaction (CDR) equations. The proposed algorithm constrains a continuous piecewise-linear finite element approximation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-09 Petr Knobloch , Dmitri Kuzmin , Abhinav Jha

We propose a novel framework for simulating ink as a particle-laden flow using particle flow maps. Our method addresses the limitations of existing flow-map techniques, which struggle with dissipative forces like viscosity and drag, thereby…

Graphics · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Zhiqi Li , Duowen Chen , Candong Lin , Jinyuan Liu , Bo Zhu

Non-coplanar Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) goes a step further by orienting the gantry carrying the radiation beam and the patient couch in a non-coplanar manner to accurately target the cancer region and better avoid…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-05-16 Fang Guo , Franklin Okoli , Ulrike Schick , Dimitris Visvikis , Antoine Valeri , Julien Bert

Composite optimization problems involve minimizing the composition of a smooth map with a convex function. Such objectives arise in numerous data science and signal processing applications, including phase retrieval, blind deconvolution,…

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We investigate the properties of a class of piecewise-fractional maps arising from the introduction of an invariance under rescaling into convex quadratic maps. The subsequent maps are quasiconvex, and pseudoconvex on specific convex cones;…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-25 Alexandra Zverovich , Matthew Hutchings , Bertrand Gauthier

We consider the geometric optics problem of finding a system of two reflectors that transform a spherical wavefront into a beam of parallel rays with prescribed intensity distribution. Using techniques from optimal transportation theory, it…

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We present a novel application of Tensor Network methods in cancer treatment as a potential tool to solve the dose optimization problem in radiotherapy. In particular, the Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) technique - that allows…

Medical Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Samuele Cavinato , Timo Felser , Marco Fusella , Marta Paiusco , Simone Montangero

The paper considers a linear system of Boltzmann transport equations modelling the evolution of three species of particles, photons, electrons and positrons. The system is coupled because of the collision term (an integral operator). The…

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