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Reinforcement learning (RL) is promising for complicated stochastic nonlinear control problems. Without using a mathematical model, an optimal controller can be learned from data evaluated by certain performance criteria through…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-16 Minghao Han , Yuan Tian , Lixian Zhang , Jun Wang , Wei Pan

In this paper, the issue of model uncertainty in safety-critical control is addressed with a data-driven approach. For this purpose, we utilize the structure of an input-ouput linearization controller based on a nominal model along with a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-05 Jason Choi , Fernando Castañeda , Claire J. Tomlin , Koushil Sreenath

In this paper, we present a novel guidance scheme based on model-based deep reinforcement learning (RL) technique. With model-based deep RL method, a deep neural network is trained as a predictive model of guidance dynamics which is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-16 Chen Liang , Weihong Wang , Zhenghua Liu , Chao Lai , Benchun Zhou

In this paper, we solve the problem of finding a certified control policy that drives a robot from any given initial state and under any bounded disturbance to the desired reference trajectory, with guarantees on the convergence or bounds…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-26 Dawei Sun , Susmit Jha , Chuchu Fan

Developing an autonomous vehicle control strategy for signalised intersections (SI) is one of the challenging tasks due to its inherently complex decision-making process. This study proposes a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) based…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Pankaj Kumar , Aditya Mishra , Pranamesh Chakraborty , Subrahmanya Swamy Peruru

This paper addresses distributed robust learning-based control for consensus formation tracking of multiple underwater vessels, in which the system parameters of the marine vessels are assumed to be entirely unknown and subject to the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Tao Yan , Zhe Xu , Simon X. Yang

In this paper, we have proposed a resilient reinforcement learning method for discrete-time linear systems with unknown parameters, under denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The proposed method is based on policy iteration that learns the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-13 Sayan Chakraborty , Weinan Gao , Kyriakos G. Vamvoudakis , Zhong-Ping Jiang

Reinforcement learning has demonstrated significant potential in the field of autonomous driving. However, it suffers from defects such as training instability and unsafe action outputs when faced with autonomous racing environments…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Bo Leng , Weiqi Zhang , Zhuoren Li , Lu Xiong , Guizhe Jin , Ran Yu , Chen Lv

Model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) is believed to have much higher sample efficiency compared to model-free algorithms by learning a predictive model of the environment. However, the performance of MBRL highly relies on the quality…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-11-16 Xin-Yang Liu , Jian-Xun Wang

Deep reinforcement learning enables algorithms to learn complex behavior, deal with continuous action spaces and find good strategies in environments with high dimensional state spaces. With deep reinforcement learning being an active area…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Winfried Lötzsch

In this paper, we present a robotic model-based reinforcement learning method that combines ideas from model identification and model predictive control. We use a feature-based representation of the dynamics that allows the dynamics model…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-03-16 Christopher Xie , Sachin Patil , Teodor Moldovan , Sergey Levine , Pieter Abbeel

This work presents an online learning-based control method for improved trajectory tracking of unmanned aerial vehicles using both deep learning and expert knowledge. The proposed method does not require the exact model of the system to be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-28 Andriy Sarabakha , Erdal Kayacan

This paper focuses on finding reinforcement learning policies for control systems with hard state and action constraints. Despite its success in many domains, reinforcement learning is challenging to apply to problems with hard constraints,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-03-24 Liyuan Zheng , Yuanyuan Shi , Lillian J. Ratliff , Baosen Zhang

Reference tracking systems involve a plant that is stabilized by a local feedback controller and a command center that indicates the reference set-point the plant should follow. Typically, these systems are subject to limitations such as…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-03 Maria Angelica Arroyo , Luis Felipe Giraldo

In this paper, we address the problem of reference tracking for uncertain nonlinear systems. Since collecting data from the target system (i.e., the system of interest) is often challenging, our objective is to design optimal controllers…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-22 Jiaqi Yan , Ankush Chakrabarty , Niklas Schmid , John Lygeros , Alisa Rupenyan

To improve efficiency and reduce failures in autonomous vehicles, research has focused on developing robust and safe learning methods that take into account disturbances in the environment. Existing literature in robust reinforcement…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-03-12 Xiaobai Ma , Katherine Driggs-Campbell , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

A deep reinforcement learning based multi-objective autonomous braking system is presented. The design of the system is formulated in a continuous action space and seeks to maximize both pedestrian safety and perception as well as passenger…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-02 Rafael Vasquez , Bilal Farooq

Reliability quantification of deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based control is a significant challenge for the practical application of artificial intelligence (AI) in safety-critical systems. This study proposes a method for quantifying…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-22 Hitoshi Yoshioka , Hirotada Hashimoto

Lane change is a crucial vehicle maneuver which needs coordination with surrounding vehicles. Automated lane changing functions built on rule-based models may perform well under pre-defined operating conditions, but they may be prone to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Pin Wang , Ching-Yao Chan , Arnaud de La Fortelle

Connected and Automated Hybrid Electric Vehicles have the potential to reduce fuel consumption and travel time in real-world driving conditions. The eco-driving problem seeks to design optimal speed and power usage profiles based upon…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-02-01 Zhaoxuan Zhu , Nicola Pivaro , Shobhit Gupta , Abhishek Gupta , Marcello Canova