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Decision and control are core functionalities of high-level automated vehicles. Current mainstream methods, such as functionality decomposition and end-to-end reinforcement learning (RL), either suffer high time complexity or poor…
Matrix analysis plays a crucial role in the field of control engineering, providing a powerful mathematical framework for the analysis and design of control systems. This research report explores various applications of matrix analysis in…
We derive computationally tractable methods to select a small subset of experiment settings from a large pool of given design points. The primary focus is on linear regression models, while the technique extends to generalized linear models…
`Trackability', the ability of systems to follow arbitrary reference commands, is investigated in this work. Controllability is not useful in explaining the tracking behavior of system outputs, a gap that is often overlooked. Trackability…
We present the problem of inverse constraint learning (ICL), which recovers constraints from demonstrations to autonomously reproduce constrained skills in new scenarios. However, ICL suffers from an ill-posed nature, leading to inaccurate…
In this paper, we study the tracking controllability of a 1D parabolic type equation. Notably, with controls acting on the boundary, we seek to approximately control the solution of the equation on specific points of the domain. We prove…
Model predictive control (MPC) is increasingly being considered for control of fast systems and embedded applications. However, the MPC has some significant challenges for such systems. Its high computational complexity results in high…
In this paper we explicitly calculate the control sets associated with a linear control system on the two dimensional solvable Lie group. We show that a linear control system of such kind admits exactly one control set or infinite control…
In this work we address the problem of performing a repetitive task when we have uncertain observations and dynamics. We formulate this problem as an iterative infinite horizon optimal control problem with output feedback. Previously, this…
This paper focuses on the trajectory tracking control problem for an articulated unmanned ground vehicle. We propose and compare two approaches in terms of performance and computational complexity. The first uses a nonlinear mathematical…
AI-powered planning tools show promise in supporting programming learners by enabling early, formative feedback on their thinking processes prior to coding. To date, however, most AI-supported planning tools rely on students'…
Recent advances in latent space dynamics model from pixels show promising progress in vision-based model predictive control (MPC). However, executing MPC in real time can be challenging due to its intensive computational cost in each…
We investigate the small-time local controllability of systems in the vicinity of an equilibrium. Given a small time, an initial data and a final data close from the equilibrium, is it possible to find a control (a source term) that guides…
Despite the advancements in in-context learning (ICL) for large language models (LLMs), current research centers on specific prompt engineering, such as demonstration selection, with the expectation that a single iteration of demonstrations…
This paper is concerned with the robust tracking control of linear uncertain systems, whose unknown system parameters and disturbances are bounded within ellipsoidal sets. We propose an adaptive robust control that can actively learn the…
This survey is focused on certain sequential decision-making problems that involve optimizing over probability functions. We discuss the relevance of these problems for learning and control. The survey is organized around a framework that…
This paper presents a distributed learning model predictive control (DLMPC) scheme for distributed linear time invariant systems with coupled dynamics and state constraints. The proposed solution method is based on an online distributed…
While large language models (LLMs) are transforming engineering and technology through enhanced control capabilities and decision support, they are simultaneously evolving into complex dynamical systems whose behavior must be regulated.…
We study model predictive control for singular differential-algebraic equations with higher index. This is a novelty when compared to the literature where only regular differential-algebraic equations with additional assumptions on the…
Imitation learning (IL) enables autonomous behavior by learning from expert demonstrations. While more sample-efficient than comparative alternatives like reinforcement learning, IL is sensitive to compounding errors induced by distribution…