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In this paper, we present a nonlinear robust model predictive control (MPC) framework for general (state and input dependent) disturbances. This approach uses an online constructed tube in order to tighten the nominal (state and input)…
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We propose a novel change point detection approach for online learning control with full information feedback (state, disturbance, and cost feedback) for unknown time-varying dynamical systems. We show that our algorithm can achieve a…
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In this work, we investigate the problem of simultaneously learning and controlling a system subject to adversarial choices of disturbances and system parameters. We study the problem for a scalar system with $l_\infty$-norm bounded…
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