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For multi-limbed robots, motion planning with posture and force constraints tends to be a difficult optimization problem due to nonlinearities, which also present extended solve times. We propose a multi-stage optimization framework with…
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Data-based safe gain-scheduling controllers are presented for discrete-time linear parameter-varying systems (LPV) with polytopic models. First, $\lambda$-contractivity conditions are provided under which safety and stability of the LPV…
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This paper studies data-driven stabilization of a class of unknown polynomial systems using data corrupted by bounded noise. Existing work addressing this problem has focused on designing a controller and a Lyapunov function so that a…
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We present a robust data-driven control scheme for an unknown linear system model with bounded process and measurement noise. Instead of depending on a system model in traditional predictive control, a controller utilizing data-driven…
A robust Learning Model Predictive Controller (LMPC) for uncertain systems performing iterative tasks is presented. At each iteration of the control task the closed-loop state, input and cost are stored and used in the controller design.…
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Enforcing state and input constraints during reinforcement learning (RL) in continuous state spaces is an open but crucial problem which remains a roadblock to using RL in safety-critical applications. This paper leverages invariant sets to…
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