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Modeling error or external disturbances can severely degrade the performance of Model Predictive Control (MPC) in real-world scenarios. Robust MPC (RMPC) addresses this limitation by optimizing over feedback policies but at the expense of…
As robotic systems move from highly structured environments to open worlds, incorporating uncertainty from dynamics learning or state estimation into the control pipeline is essential for robust performance. In this paper we present a…
Tube-based model predictive control (MPC) is one of the principal robust control techniques for constrained linear systems affected by additive disturbances. While tube-based methods with online-computed tubes have been successfully applied…
Bioprocesses are often characterized by nonlinear and uncertain dynamics. This poses particular challenges in the context of model predictive control (MPC). Several approaches have been proposed to solve this problem, such as robust or…
We propose a distributed model predictive control approach for linear time-invariant systems coupled via dynamics. The proposed approach uses the tube MPC concept for robustness to handle the disturbances induced by mutual interactions…
The control of constrained systems using model predictive control (MPC) becomes more challenging when full state information is not available and when the nominal system model and measurements are corrupted by noise. Since these conditions…
Stochastic model predictive control (SMPC) has been a promising solution to complex control problems under uncertain disturbances. However, traditional SMPC approaches either require exact knowledge of probabilistic distributions, or rely…
We develop a tracking model predictive control (MPC) scheme for nonlinear systems using the linearized dynamics at the current state as a prediction model. Under reasonable assumptions on the linearized dynamics, we prove that the proposed…
This paper deals with the analysis and synthesis of a model predictive control (MPC) strategy used in connection with level control in conically shaped industrial liquid storage tanks. The MPC is based on a dynamical non-linear model…
Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a powerful control strategy; however, its reliance on online optimization poses significant challenges for implementation on systems with limited computational resources. One possible approach to address…
We provide a comprehensive review and practical implementation of a recently developed model predictive control (MPC) framework for controlling unknown systems using only measured data and no explicit model knowledge. Our approach relies on…
In this work, we propose a tube-based MPC scheme for state- and input-constrained linear systems subject to dynamic uncertainties characterized by dynamic integral quadratic constraints (IQCs). In particular, we extend the framework of…
This paper proposes a novel robust model predictive control (RMPC) method for the stabilization of constrained systems subject to additive disturbance (AD) and multiplicative disturbance (MD). Concentric containers are introduced to…
We propose a novel robust Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems of relative degree one with stable internal dynamics. The proposed algorithm is a combination of funnel MPC, i.e., MPC with a…
This paper is about robust Model Predictive Control (MPC) for linear systems with additive and multiplicative uncertainty. A novel class of configuration-constrained polytopic robust forward invariant tubes is introduced, which admit a…
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)…
This paper studies the optimal control problem for discrete-time nonlinear systems and an approximate dynamic programming-based Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme is proposed for minimizing a quadratic performance measure. In the…
The integration of various power sources, including renewables and electric vehicles, into smart grids is expanding, introducing uncertainties that can result in issues like voltage imbalances, load fluctuations, and power losses. These…
Model predictive control (MPC) has become the most widely used advanced control method in process industry. In many cases, forecasts of the disturbances are available, e.g., predicted renewable power generation based on weather forecast.…
A robust model predictive control (MPC) method is presented for linear, time-invariant systems affected by bounded additive disturbances. The main contribution is the offline design of a disturbance-affine feedback gain whereby the…