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We construct optimally robust port-Hamiltonian realizations of a given rational transfer function that represents a passive system. We show that the realization with a maximal passivity radius is a normalized port-Hamiltonian one. Its…
We discuss the problem of robust representations of stable and passive transfer functions in particular coordinate systems, and focus in particular on the so-called port-Hamiltonian representations. Such representations are typically far…
We present quadratically convergent algorithms to compute the extremal value of a real parameter for which a given rational transfer function of a linear time-invariant system is passive. This problem is formulated for both continuous-time…
In this paper we present a new approach towards global passive approximation in order to find a passive transfer function G(s) that is nearest in some well-defined matrix norm sense to a non-passive transfer function H(s). It is based on…
We propose and study an algorithm for computing a nearest passive system to a given non-passive linear time-invariant system (with much freedom in the choice of the metric defining `nearest', which may be restricted to structured…
We here show that the family of finite-dimensional, discrete-time, passive, linear time-invariant systems can be characterized through the structure of maximal, matrix-convex set, closed under multiplication among its elements. Moreover,…
The linear response of a dynamical system refers to changes to properties of the system when small external perturbations are applied. We consider the little-studied question of selecting an optimal perturbation so as to (i) maximise the…
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Robustness guarantees are important properties to be looked for during control design. They ensure stability of closed-loop systems in face of uncertainties, unmodeled effects and bounded disturbances. While the theory on robust stability…
We examine robust output feedback control of discrete-time nonlinear systems with bounded uncertainties affecting the dynamics and measurements. Specifically, we demonstrate how to construct semi-infinite programs that produce gains to…
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The robustness of the stability properties of dynamical systems in the presence of unknown/adversarial perturbations to system parameters is a desirable property. In this paper, we present methods to efficiently compute and improve the…
We develop a fast algorithm to construct the robustness degradation function, which describes quantitatively the relationship between the proportion of systems guaranteeing the robustness requirement and the radius of the uncertainty set.…
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We introduce a novel kind of robustness in linear programming. A solution x* is called robust optimal if for all realizations of objective functions coefficients and constraint matrix entries from given interval domains there are…
A natural criticism of the optimal protocol of the irreversible work found for weakly driven processes is its experimental difficulty in being implementable due to its singular part. In this work, I explore the possibility of taking its…