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A new framework is developed for control of constrained nonlinear systems with structured parametric uncertainties. Forward invariance of a safe set is achieved through online parameter adaptation and data-driven model estimation. The new…
Satisfaction of state and input constraints is one of the most critical requirements in control engineering applications. In classical model reference adaptive control (MRAC) formulation, although the states and the input remain bounded,…
Adaptive control has focused on online control of dynamic systems in the presence of parametric uncertainties, with solutions guaranteeing stability and control performance. Safety, a related property to stability, is becoming increasingly…
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