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We consider an operator-theoretic approach to linear infinite-dimensional port-Hamiltonian systems. In particular, we use the theory of system nodes by Staffans to formulate a~suitable concept for port-Hamiltonian systems, which allows a…
This article concerns robustness analysis for interconnections of two dynamical systems (described by upper semicontinuous differential inclusions) using a generalized notion of derivatives associated with locally Lipschitz Lyapunov…
Continuous-time projected dynamical systems are an elementary class of discontinuous dynamical systems with trajectories that remain in a feasible domain by means of projecting outward-pointing vector fields. They are essential when…
We propose a stability analysis method for sampled-data switched linear systems with finite-level static quantizers. In the closed-loop system, information on the active mode of the plant is transmitted to the controller only at each…
In intelligent manufacturing, robots are asked to dynamically adapt their behaviours without reducing productivity. Human teaching, where an operator physically interacts with the robot to demonstrate a new task, is a promising strategy to…
Inspired by recent assertions that imply incorrectness of the classical constitutive relationship of time-varying capacitance, energetic and system-theoretic perspectives are invoked that, instead of incorrectness, show incompleteness of…
Boundary feedback stabilisation of linear port-Hamiltonian systems on an interval is considered. Generation and stability results already known for linear feedback are extended to nonlinear dissipative feedback, both to static feedback…
We characterize the dynamical behavior of continuous-time, Markovian quantum systems with respect to a subsystem of interest. Markovian dynamics describes a wide class of open quantum systems of relevance to quantum information processing,…
We suggest a global perspective on dynamic network flow problems that takes advantage of the similarities to port-Hamiltonian dynamics. Dynamic minimum cost flow problems are formulated as open-loop optimal control problems for general…
In view of highly decentralized and diversified power generation concepts, in particular with renewable energies such as wind and solar power, the analysis and control of the stability and the synchronization of power networks is an…
We propose a new class of passive nonlinear finite impulse response operators. This class is constructed by the action of finite impulse response filters in a lifted space. This allows for efficient control synthesis through constrained…
In this paper, we present finite-dimensional port-Hamiltonian system (PHS) models of a gas pipeline and a network comprising several pipelines for the purpose of control design and stability analysis. Starting from the partial differential…
This study proposes a method for designing stabilizing suboptimal controllers for nonlinear stochastic systems. These systems include time-invariant stochastic parameters that represent uncertainty of dynamics, posing two key difficulties…
In this note we address the problem of indirect adaptive (regulation or tracking) control of nonlinear, input affine dissipative systems. It is assumed that the supply rate, the storage and the internal dissipation functions may be…
Adaptive structures are equipped with sensors and actuators to actively counteract external loads such as wind. This can significantly reduce resource consumption and emissions during the life cycle compared to conventional structures. A…
This article presents a novel class of control policies for networked control of Lyapunov-stable linear systems with bounded inputs. The control channel is assumed to have i.i.d. Bernoulli packet dropouts and the system is assumed to be…
In this work, we address the existence of insensitizing controls for a nonlinear coupled system of fourth- and second-order parabolic equations known as the stabilized Kuramoto-Sivashinsky model. The main idea is to look for controls such…
This paper studies the stability of voltage dynamics for a power network in which nodal voltages are controlled by means of quadratic droop controllers with nonlinear AC reactive power as inputs. We show that the voltage dynamics is a…
Microgrids are increasingly recognized as a key technology for the integration of distributed energy resources into the power network, allowing local clusters of load and distributed energy resources to operate autonomously. However,…
In this paper, we study the control of dynamical systems under temporal logic task specifications using gradient-based methods relying on quantitative measures that express the extent to which the tasks are satisfied. A class of controllers…