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We introduce the geometric structure underlying the port-Hamiltonian models for distributed parameter systems exhibiting moving material domains.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-03-14 Federico Califano , Ramy Rashad , Frederic P. Schuller , Stefano Stramigioli

In this article we study the possibilities of recovering the structure of port-Hamiltonian systems starting from ``unlabelled'' ordinary differential equations describing mechanical systems. The algorithm we suggest solves the problem in…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-04-26 Vladimir Salnikov , Antoine Falaize , Daria Loziienko

We develop inductive biases for the machine learning of complex physical systems based on the port-Hamiltonian formalism. To satisfy by construction the principles of thermodynamics in the learned physics (conservation of energy,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Quercus Hernández , Alberto Badías , Francisco Chinesta , Elías Cueto

We combine energy-stable and port-Hamiltonian (pH) systems to obtain energy-stable port-Hamiltonian (espH) systems. The idea is to extend the known energy-stable systems with an input-output port, which results in a pH formulation. One…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-06-10 Patrick Buchfink , Silke Glas , Hans Zwart

We employ a port-Hamiltonian approach to model nonlinear rigid multibody systems subject to both position and velocity constraints. Our formulation accommodates Cartesian and redundant coordinates, respectively, and captures kinematic as…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-04-25 Thomas Berger , René Hochdahl , Timo Reis , Robert Seifried

A new formulation for the modular construction of flexible multibody systems is presented. By rearranging the equations for a flexible floating body and introducing the appropriate canonical momenta, the model is recast into a coupled…

Classical Physics · Physics 2020-10-07 Andrea Brugnoli , Daniel Alazar , Valérie Pommier-Budinger , Denis Matignon

Port-Hamiltonian (PH) systems provide a framework for modeling, analysis and control of complex dynamical systems, where the complexity might result from multi-physical couplings, non-trivial domains and diverse nonlinearities. A major…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-03-15 Philipp L. Kinon , Tobias Thoma , Peter Betsch , Paul Kotyczka

Distributed Port-Hamiltonian (dPHS) theory provides a powerful framework for modeling physical systems governed by partial differential equations and has enabled a broad class of boundary control methodologies. Their effectiveness, however,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-07 Thomas Beckers , Leonardo Colombo

The modeling framework of port-Hamiltonian descriptor systems and their use in numerical simulation and control are discussed. The structure is ideal for automated network-based modeling since it is invariant under power-conserving…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-01-19 Volker Mehrmann , Benjamin Unger

Many dynamical systems -- from robots interacting with their surroundings to large-scale multiphysics systems -- involve a number of interacting subsystems. Toward the objective of learning composite models of such systems from data, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-16 Cyrus Neary , Ufuk Topcu

The Irreversible Port-Hamiltonian Systems (IPHS) framework is extended to the modelling of non-isentropic fluids with viscous dissipation in the Eulerian description. Building on earlier IPHS formulations for diffusion-driven and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-13 Ahlam Ouardi , Arijit Sarkar , Hector Ramirez , Yann Le Gorrec

We consider nonlinear electrical circuits for which we derive a port-Hamiltonian formulation. After recalling a framework for nonlinear port-Hamiltonian systems, we model each circuit component as an individual port-Hamiltonian system. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-28 Hannes Gernandt , Frédéric Haller , Timo Reis Arjan van der Schaft

We study the geometric structure of port-Hamiltonian systems. Starting with the intuitive understanding that port-Hamiltonian systems are "in between" certain closed Hamiltonian systems, the geometric structure of port-Hamiltonian systems…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-06-04 Jonas Kirchhoff , Bernhard Maschke

Port-Hamiltonian neural networks (pHNNs) are emerging as a powerful modeling tool that integrates physical laws with deep learning techniques. While most research has focused on modeling the entire dynamics of interconnected systems, the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-11 G. J. E. van Otterdijk , S. Moradi , S. Weiland , R. Tóth , N. O. Jaensson , M. Schoukens

To understand changes in physical systems and facilitate decisions, explaining how model predictions are made is crucial. We use model-based interpretability, where models of physical systems are constructed by composing basic constructs…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-03-24 Ion Matei , Johan de Kleer , Christoforos Somarakis , Rahul Rai , John S. Baras

In this paper, we present finite-dimensional port-Hamiltonian system (PHS) models of a gas pipeline and a network comprising several pipelines for the purpose of control design and stability analysis. Starting from the partial differential…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-27 Albertus J. Malan , Lukas Rausche , Felix Strehle , Sören Hohmann

Port-Hamiltonian systems provide an energy-based formulation with a model class that is closed under structure preserving interconnection. For continuous-time systems these interconnections are constructed by geometric objects called Dirac…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Karim Cherifi , Hannes Gernandt , Dorothea Hinsen , Volker Mehrmann

A fluid-structure interaction model in a port-Hamiltonian representation is derived for a classical guitar. We combine the laws of continuum mechanics for solids and fluids within a unified port-Hamiltonian (pH) modeling approach by…

Port-based network modeling of multi-physics problems leads naturally to a formulation as port-Hamiltonian differential-algebraic system. In this way, the physical properties are directly encoded in the structure of the model. Since the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-20 Sarah-Alexa Hauschild , Nicole Marheineke , Volker Mehrmann

This paper presents a port-Hamiltonian formulation of vehicle-manipulator systems (VMS), a broad class of robotic systems including aerial manipulators, underwater manipulators, space robots, and omnidirectional mobile manipulators. Unlike…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-19 Ramy Rashad