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This paper proposes a general framework for constructing feedback controllers that drive complex dynamical systems to "efficient" steady-state (or slowly varying) operating points. Efficiency is encoded using generalized equations which can…

In this paper, we aim at developing computationally tractable methods for nonlinear model/controller reduction. Recently, model reduction by generalized differential (GD) balancing has been proposed for nonlinear systems with constant…

This work provides a framework for nonlinear model-free control of systems with unknown input-output dynamics, but outputs that can be controlled by the inputs. This framework leads to real-time control of the system such that a feasible…

This paper deals with the output feedback stabilization problem of nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems having an uncertain input gain matrix. It is assumed that the system has a well-defined vector relative degree and that the zero…

This paper is about the nonlinear local error feedback regulator problem. The plant is a nonlinear finite-dimensional system with a single control input and a single output and it is locally exponentially stable around the origin. The plant…

We consider controller design for robust output tracking and disturbance rejection for continuous-time periodic linear systems with periodic reference and disturbance signals. As our main results we present four different controllers: A…

In this paper, we consider the problem of set-point tracking for a discrete-time plant with unknown plant parameters belonging to a convex and compact uncertainty set. We carry out parameter estimation for an associated auxiliary plant, and…

This paper studies the problem of real-time fault recovery control for nonlinear control-affine systems subject to actuator loss of effectiveness faults and external disturbances. We derive a two-stage framework that combines causal…

Recent years have witnessed the rapid advancement of understanding the control mechanism of networked dynamical systems (NDSs), which are governed by components such as nodal dynamics and topology. This paper reveals that the critical…

This article surveys the System Level Synthesis framework, which presents a novel perspective on constrained robust and optimal controller synthesis for linear systems. We show how SLS shifts the controller synthesis task from the design of…

This paper considers a class of bilinear systems with a neural network in the loop. These arise naturally when employing machine learning techniques to approximate general, non-affine in the input, control systems. We propose a controller…

Linearising the dynamics of nonlinear mechanical systems is an important and open research area. A common approach is feedback linearisation, which is a nonlinear control method that transforms the input-output response of a nonlinear…

This paper is concerned with the design of optimal control for finite-dimensional control-affine nonlinear dynamical systems. We introduce an optimal control problem that specifically optimizes nonlinear observability in addition to…

In this paper, the moment matching techniques are adopted to obtain reduced-order closed-loop systems with reduced-order controllers that maintain the closed-loop stability and guarantee desired asymptotic performance, after revealing the…

We introduce a method for controlling systems with nonlinear dynamics and full actuation by approximating the dynamics with polynomials and applying a system level synthesis controller. We show how to optimize over this class of controllers…

We address the problem of designing stabilizing control policies for nonlinear systems in discrete-time, while minimizing an arbitrary cost function. When the system is linear and the cost is convex, the System Level Synthesis (SLS)…

This paper deals with the stabilization problem for nonlinear control-affine systems with the use of oscillating feedback controls. We assume that the local controllability around the origin is guaranteed by the rank condition with Lie…

We consider the problem of zeroing an error output of a nonlinear discrete-time system in the presence of constant exogenous disturbances, subject to hard convex constraints on the input signal. The design specification is formulated as a…

In this paper we develop novel results on self triggering control of nonlinear systems, subject to perturbations and actuation delays. First, considering an unperturbed nonlinear system with bounded actuation delays, we provide conditions…

Many real-world systems are governed by the time-dependent, nonlinear differential equations. Dynamics of an electrical system are also best described using the very equations. Being one of the preferred machines when using advanced control…