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This paper investigates the impact of approximation error in data-driven optimal control problem of nonlinear systems while using the Koopman operator. While the Koopman operator enables a simplified representation of nonlinear dynamics…

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Mean field control provides a robust framework for coordinating large-scale populations with complex interactions and has wide applications across diverse fields. However, the inherent nonlinearity and the presence of unknown system…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-12 Yuhan Zhao , Juntao Chen , Yingdong Lu , Quanyan Zhu

Koopman operator theory yields powerful tools for modeling, analysis, and control of nonlinear dynamical systems. Prominently, linear time-invariant (LTI) Koopman representations have been proposed to enable the application of linear…

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Continuum soft robots are mechanical systems entirely made of continuously deformable elements. This design solution aims to bring robots closer to invertebrate animals and soft appendices of vertebrate animals (e.g., an elephant's trunk, a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-06 Cosimo Della Santina , Christian Duriez , Daniela Rus

Dexterous manipulation of objects through fine control of physical contacts is essential for many important tasks of daily living. A fundamental ability underlying fine contact control is compliant control, \textit{i.e.}, controlling the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-05-30 Jinda Cui , Jiawei Xu , David Saldaña , Jeff Trinkle

Newton-Raphson controller is a powerful prediction-based variable gain integral controller. Basically, the classical model-based Newton-Raphson controller requires two elements: the prediction of the system output and the derivative of the…

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This paper presents a feedback-control framework for in-hand manipulation (IHM) with dexterous soft hands that enables the acquisition of manipulation skills in the real-world within minutes. We choose the deformation state of the soft hand…

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We apply an operator-theoretic viewpoint to a class of non-smooth dynamical systems that are exposed to event-triggered state resets. The considered benchmark problem is that of a pendulum which receives a downward kick under certain fixed…

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Achieving rapid and time-deterministic stabilization for complex systems characterized by strong nonlinearities and parametric uncertainties presents a significant challenge. Traditional model-based control relies on precise system models,…

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Soft Robots distinguish themselves from traditional robots by embracing flexible kinematics. Because of their recent emergence, there exist numerous uncharted territories, including novel actuators, manufacturing processes, and advanced…

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Continuum manipulators offer intrinsic dexterity and safe geometric compliance for navigation within confined and obstacle-rich environments. However, their infinite-dimensional backbone deformation, unmodeled internal friction, and…

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This paper reports a theory of Koopman operators for a class of hybrid dynamical systems with globally asymptotically stable periodic orbits, called hybrid limit-cycling systems. We leverage smooth structures intrinsic to the hybrid…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-11-07 Natsuki Katayama , Yoshihiko Susuki

This paper introduces new model parameterizations for learning discrete-time dynamical systems from data via the Koopman operator and studies their properties. Whereas most existing works on Koopman learning do not take into account the…

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This paper presents a Koopman lifting linearization method that is applicable to nonlinear dynamical systems having both stable and unstable regions. It is known that DMD and other standard data-driven methods face a fundamental difficulty…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Jerry Ng , H. Harry Asada

In the development of model predictive controllers for PDE-constrained problems, the use of reduced order models is essential to enable real-time applicability. Besides local linearization approaches, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-15 Sebastian Peitz , Stefan Klus

In recent years data-driven analysis of dynamical systems has attracted a lot of attention and transfer operator techniques, namely, Perron-Frobenius and Koopman operators are being used almost ubiquitously. Since data is always obtained in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-29 Subhrajit Sinha , Sai Pushpak Nandanoori , Jan Drgona , Draguna Vrabie

Although Koopman operators provide a global linearization for autonomous dynamical systems, nonautonomous systems are not globally linear in the inputs. State (or output) feedback controller design therefore remains nonconvex in typical…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-08 Taha Ondogan , Ran Jing , Andrew P. Sabelhaus , Roberto Tron

Soft robotic manipulators offer operational advantage due to their compliant and deformable structures. However, their inherently nonlinear dynamics presents substantial challenges. Traditional analytical methods often depend on simplifying…

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