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Composing systems is a fundamental concept in modern control systems, yet it remains challenging to formally analyze how controllers designed for individual subsystems can differ from controllers designed for the composition of those…
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As it is popular known, Riccati equation is the key basic tool for optimal control in the modern control theory. The solvability conditions of optimal control, stabilization conditions and controller design are all based on the Riccati…
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We consider an LQR optimal control problem with partially unknown dynamics. We propose a new model-based online algorithm to obtain an approximation of the dynamics $and$ the control at the same time during a single simulation.
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A multi-variable PI (proportional integrating) controller is proved to be optimal for an important class of control problems where performance is specified in terms of frequency weighted H-infinity norms. The problem class includes…
For a networked control system, we consider the problem of encoder and controller design. We study a discrete-time linear plant with a finite horizon performance cost, comprising of a quadratic function of the states and controls, and an…
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We propose a new risk-constrained reformulation of the standard Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) problem. Our framework is motivated by the fact that the classical (risk-neutral) LQR controller, although optimal in expectation, might be…
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