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In this paper, we study the optimal control problem for steering the state covariance of a discrete-time linear stochastic system over a finite time horizon. First, we establish the existence and uniqueness of the optimal control law for a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-08 Fengjiao Liu , George Rapakoulias , Panagiotis Tsiotras

This work addresses the optimal covariance control problem for stochastic discrete-time linear time-varying systems subject to chance constraints. Covariance steering is a stochastic control problem to steer the system state Gaussian…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-10 Kazuhide Okamoto , Maxim Goldshtein , Panagiotis Tsiotras

This work investigates the finite-horizon optimal covariance steering problem for discrete-time linear systems subject to both additive and multiplicative uncertainties as well as state and input chance constraints. In particular, a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-19 Jacob Knaup , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper, we study the covariance steering (CS) problem for discrete-time linear systems subject to multiplicative and additive noise. Specifically, we consider two variants of the so-called CS problem. The goal of the first problem,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-10-05 Isin M. Balci , Efstathios Bakolas

This work considers the optimal covariance steering problem for systems subject to both additive noise and uncertain parameters which may enter multiplicatively with the state and the control. The unknown parameters are modeled as a…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-21 Jacob Knaup , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper, we study the problem of how to optimally steer the state covariance of a general continuous-time linear stochastic system over a finite time interval subject to additive noise. Optimality here means reaching a target state…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-16 Fengjiao Liu , Panagiotis Tsiotras

We consider the covariance steering problem for nonlinear control-affine systems. Our objective is to find an optimal control strategy to steer the state of a system from an initial distribution to a target one whose mean and covariance are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-27 Hongzhe Yu , Zhenyang Chen , Yongxin Chen

In this work, we analyze the properties of the solution to the covariance steering problem for discrete time Gaussian linear systems with a squared Wasserstein distance terminal cost. In our previous work, we have shown that by utilizing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-26 Isin M. Balci , Abhishek Halder , Efstathios Bakolas

This work addresses the problem of vehicle path planning in the presence of obstacles and uncertainties, which is a fundamental problem in robotics. While many path planning algorithms have been proposed for decades, many of them have dealt…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-11 Kazuhide Okamoto , Panagiotis Tsiotras

We consider a class of stochastic optimal control problems for discrete-time stochastic linear systems which seek for control policies that will steer the probability distribution of the terminal state of the system close to a desired…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-10-01 Isin M. Balci , Efstathios Bakolas

This paper extends the optimal covariance steering problem for linear stochastic systems subject to chance constraints to account for optimal risk allocation. Previous works have assumed a uniform risk allocation to cast the optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Joshua Pilipovsky , Panagiotis Tsiotras

The goal of this paper is to address finite-horizon minimum variance and covariance steering problems for discrete-time stochastic (Gaussian) linear systems. On the one hand, the minimum variance problem seeks for a control policy that will…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-12 Efstathios Bakolas

In this paper, we present a new control policy parametrization for the finite-horizon covariance steering problem for discrete-time Gaussian linear systems (DTGLS) which can reduce the latter stochastic optimal control problem to a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-29 Isin M. Balci , Efstathios Bakolas

In this paper, we introduce a novel approach to solve the (mean-covariance) steering problem for a fairly general class of linear continuous-time stochastic systems subject to input delays. Specifically, we aim at steering delayed linear…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-11-27 Gabriel Velho , Riccardo Bonalli , Jean Auriol , Islam Boussaada

In this paper we develop a sequential convex programming (SCP) framework for free-final-time covariance steering of nonlinear stochastic differential equations (SDEs) subject to both additive and multiplicative diffusion. We cast the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-18 Joshua Pilipovsky

This paper studies the problem of steering the distribution of a discrete-time dynamical system from an initial distribution to a target distribution in finite time. The formulation is fully nonlinear, allowing the use of general control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-05 George Rapakoulias , Panagiotis Tsiotras

In this paper we study the finite-horizon optimal covariance steering problem for a continuous-time linear stochastic system subject to both additive and multiplicative noise. The noise can be continuous or it may contain jumps. Additive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-30 Fengjiao Liu , Panagiotis Tsiotras

We introduce a semidefinite relaxation for optimal control of linear systems with time scaling. These problems are inherently nonconvex, since the system dynamics involves bilinear products between the discretization time step and the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-18 Lujie Yang , Tobia Marcucci , Pablo A. Parrilo , Russ Tedrake

Solving optimal control problems (OCPs) of autonomous agents operating under spatial and temporal constraints fast and accurately is essential in applications ranging from eco-driving of autonomous vehicles to quadrotor navigation. However,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Shiying Dong , Zhipeng Shen , Rudolf Reiter , Hailong Huang , Bingzhao Gao , Hong Chen , Wen-Hua Chen

This paper presents a novel algorithm for solving distribution steering problems featuring nonlinear dynamics and chance constraints. Covariance steering (CS) is an emerging methodology in stochastic optimal control that poses constraints…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Akash Ratheesh , Vincent Pacelli , Augustinos D. Saravanos , Evangelos A. Theodorou
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