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This paper proposes a method to identify a Koopman model of a feedback-controlled system given a known controller. The Koopman operator allows a nonlinear system to be rewritten as an infinite-dimensional linear system by viewing it in…

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In this paper, we study how the Koopman operator framework can be combined with kernel methods to effectively control nonlinear dynamical systems. While kernel methods have typically large computational requirements, we show how random…

This paper presents a novel episodic method to learn a robot's nonlinear dynamics model and an increasingly optimal control sequence for a set of tasks. The method is based on the {\em Koopman operator} approach to nonlinear dynamical…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-07 Carl Folkestad , Daniel Pastor , Joel W. Burdick

This paper addresses the problem of nonlinear state estimation for dynamical systems whose governing equations are approximated through Koopman operator liftings. While Koopman-based predictors have demonstrated broad approximation…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-11 Syed Pouladi

Minimum-fuel low-thrust rendezvous guidance yields bang-bang control structures highly sensitive to estimation errors, sensor anomalies, and solver regularization, making aggressive closed-loop execution brittle for uncooperative proximity…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Batu Candan , Simone Servadio

The multiple spacecraft guidance problem for proximity flight in libration point orbit is considered. A nonlinear optimal control problem with continuous-time path constraints enforcing minimum separation between each spacecraft is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-09-19 Yuri Shimane , Purnanand Elango , Avishai Weiss

Controlling nonlinear dynamical systems remains a central challenge in a wide range of applications, particularly when accurate first-principle models are unavailable. Data-driven approaches offer a promising alternative by designing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-23 Robin Strässer , Karl Worthmann , Igor Mezić , Julian Berberich , Manuel Schaller , Frank Allgöwer

Koopman-based modeling and model predictive control have been a promising alternative for optimal control of nonlinear processes. Good Koopman modeling performance significantly depends on an appropriate nonlinear mapping from the original…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-06 Zhaoyang Li , Minghao Han , Dat-Nguyen Vo , Xunyuan Yin

We develop a novel lifting technique for nonlinear system identification based on the framework of the Koopman operator. The key idea is to identify the linear (infinitedimensional) Koopman operator in the lifted space of observables,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-04-25 Alexandre Mauroy , Jorge Goncalves

Koopman operators and transfer operators represent nonlinear dynamics in state space through its induced action on linear spaces of observables and measures, respectively. This framework enables the use of linear operator theory for…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-06-06 Claire Valva , Dimitrios Giannakis

Quadrotor systems are common and beneficial for many fields, but their intricate behavior often makes it challenging to design effective and optimal control strategies. Some traditional approaches to nonlinear control often rely on local…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-27 Zeyad M. Manaa , Ayman M. Abdallah , Mohammad A. Abido , Syed S. Azhar Ali

Nonlinear optimal control is vital for numerous applications but remains challenging for unknown systems due to the difficulties in accurately modelling dynamics and handling computational demands, particularly in high-dimensional settings.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-03 Zhexuan Zeng , Ruikun Zhou , Yiming Meng , Jun Liu

This paper presents a methodology to achieve lower-dimensional Koopman quasi-linear representations of nonlinear system dynamics using Koopman generalized eigenfunctions. The proposed approach considers the analytically derived Koopman…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-28 Simone Martini , Margareta Stefanovic , Kimon P. Valavanis

In this paper, data-driven algorithms based on Koopman Operator Theory are applied to identify and predict the nonlinear dynamics of a vapor compression system and cabin temperature in a light-duty electric vehicle. By leveraging a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-08 Luca Meda , Stephanie Stockar

In this work we approach the dual optimal reach-safe control problem using sparse approximations of Koopman operator. Matrix approximation of Koopman operator needs to solve a least-squares (LS) problem in the lifted function space, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-02 Hongzhe Yu , Joseph Moyalan , Umesh Vaidya , Yongxin Chen

The path-integral control, which stems from the stochastic Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, is one of the methods to control stochastic nonlinear systems. This paper gives a new insight into nonlinear stochastic optimal control problems…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-14 Jun Ohkubo

To avoid complex constraints of the traditional nonlinear method for tethered space robot (TSR) deployment, this paper proposes a data-driven optimal control framework with an improved deep learning based Koopman operator that could be…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-22 Ao Jin , Fan Zhang , Panfeng Huang

We present a new framework for optimal and feedback control of PDEs using Koopman operator-based reduced order models (K-ROMs). The Koopman operator is a linear but infinite-dimensional operator which describes the dynamics of observables.…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2019-08-14 Sebastian Peitz , Stefan Klus

The Koopman operator is a mathematical tool that allows for a linear description of non-linear systems, but working in infinite dimensional spaces. Dynamic Mode Decomposition and Extended Dynamic Mode Decomposition are amongst the most…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-03-26 Francesco Zanini , Alessandro Chiuso

Koopman operators provide tractable means of learning linear approximations of non-linear dynamics. Many approaches have been proposed to find these operators, typically based upon approximations using an a-priori fixed class of models.…

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