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We derive a Maximum Principle for optimal control problems with constraints given by the coupling of a system of ODEs and a PDE of Vlasov-type. Such problems arise naturally as ${\Gamma}$-limits of optimal control problems subject to ODE…

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In this article we present a geometric discrete-time Pontryagin maximum principle (PMP) on matrix Lie groups that incorporates frequency constraints on the controls in addition to pointwise constraints on the states and control actions…

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Whilst the partial differential equations that govern the dynamics of our world have been studied in great depth for centuries, solving them for complex, high-dimensional conditions and domains still presents an incredibly large…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Edward Small

A geometric approach to time-dependent optimal control problems is proposed. This formulation is based on the Skinner and Rusk formalism for Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems. The corresponding unified formalism developed for optimal…

In this paper, we address the adversarial training of neural ODEs from a robust control perspective. This is an alternative to the classical training via empirical risk minimization, and it is widely used to enforce reliable outcomes for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Cristina Cipriani , Alessandro Scagliotti , Tobias Wöhrer

In this work we propose an extension of physics informed supervised learning strategies to parametric partial differential equations. Indeed, even if the latter are indisputably useful in many applications, they can be computationally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-22 Nicola Demo , Maria Strazzullo , Gianluigi Rozza

We propose a scalable, policy-centric framework for continuous-time multi-asset portfolio-consumption optimization under inequality constraints. Our method integrates neural policies with Pontryagin's Maximum Principle (PMP) and enforces…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2025-11-07 Jeonggyu Huh , Jaegi Jeon , Hyeng Keun Koo , Byung Hwa Lim

This paper considers optimal control of dynamical systems which are represented by nonlinear stochastic differential equations. It is well-known that the optimal control policy for this problem can be obtained as a function of a value…

Robotics · Computer Science 2014-05-30 Oktay Arslan , Evangelos Theodorou , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper the connection between stochastic optimal control and reinforcement learning is investigated. Our main motivation is to apply importance sampling to sampling rare events which can be reformulated as an optimal control problem.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-16 Jannes Quer , Enric Ribera Borrell

The objective of designing a control system is to steer a dynamical system with a control signal, guiding it to exhibit the desired behavior. The Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation offers a framework for optimal…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Jostein Barry-Straume , Adwait D. Verulkar , Arash Sarshar , Andrey A. Popov , Adrian Sandu

In this paper, we discuss a new general formulation of fractional optimal control problems whose performance index is in the fractional integral form and the dynamics are given by a set of fractional differential equations in the Caputo…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-24 H. M. Ali , F. Lobo Pereira , S. M. A. Gama

This paper discusses an approach for incorporating prior physical knowledge into the neural network to improve data efficiency and the generalization of predictive models. If the dynamics of a system approximately follows a given…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-05-29 Andrei Ivanov , Uwe Iben , Anna Golovkina

We investigate optimal control problems with $L^0$ constraints, which restrict the measure of the support of the controls. We prove necessary optimality conditions of Pontryagin maximum principle type. Here, a special control perturbation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-04 Daniel Wachsmuth

We obtain a maximum principle for stochastic control problem of general controlled stochastic differential systems driven by fractional Brownian motions (of Hurst parameter $H>1/2$). This maximum principle specifies a system of equations…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-03-15 Yuecai Han , Yaozhong Hu , Jian Song

We consider optimal control problems, where the control appears in the main part of the operator. We derive the Pontryagin maximum principle as a necessary optimality condition. The proof uses the concept of topological derivatives. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-01 Daniel Wachsmuth

At the core of optimal control theory is the Pontryagin maximum principle - the celebrated first order necessary optimality condition - whose solutions are called extremals and which are obtained through a function called Hamiltonian, akin…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Delfim F. M. Torres

Optimal control remains as one of the most versatile frameworks in systems theory, enabling applications ranging from classical robust control to real-time safe operation of fleets of vehicles. While some optimal control problems can be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-09-20 Runxin He , Humberto Gonzalez

We study the selective and robust time-optimal rotation control of several spin-1/2 particles with different offset terms. For that purpose, the Pontryagin Maximum Principle is applied to a model of two spins, which is simple enough for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-09 Quentin Ansel , Steffen J. Glaser , Dominique Sugny

We establish a geometric Pontryagin maximum principle for discrete time optimal control problems on finite dimensional smooth manifolds under the following three types of constraints: a) constraints on the states pointwise in time, b)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-05 Mishal Assif P K , Debasish Chatterjee , Ravi Banavar

This paper aims to address the nonlinear optimal guidance problem with impact-time and impact-angle constraints, which is fundamentally important for multiple pursuers to collaboratively achieve a target. Addressing such a guidance problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-10 Fanchen Wu , Zheng Chen , Xueming Shao , Kun Wang