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In control system networks, reconfiguration of the controller when agents are leaving or joining the network is still an open challenge, in particular when operation constraints that depend on each agent's behavior must be met. Drawing our…
Motivated by perception-based control problems in autonomous systems, this paper addresses the problem of developing feedback controllers to regulate the inputs and the states of a dynamical system to optimal solutions of an optimization…
Data-Driven Inversion-Based Control (D$^{2}$-IBC) is a recently introduced control design method for uncertain nonlinear systems, relying on a two degree-of-freedom architecture, with a nonlinear controller and a linear controller running…
We present a model predictive control (MPC) framework for linear switched evolution equations arising from a parabolic partial differential equation (PDE). First-order optimality conditions for the resulting finite-horizon optimal control…
In Model Predictive Control (MPC), discrepancies between the actual system and the predictive model can lead to substantial tracking errors and significantly degrade performance and reliability. While such discrepancies can be alleviated…
This article proposes a novel control architecture using a centralized nonlinear model predictive control (CNMPC) scheme for controlling multiple micro aerial vehicles (MAVs). The control architecture uses an augmented state system to…
We present an approach for accelerating nonlinear model predictive control. If the current optimal input signal is saturated, also the optimal signals in subsequent time steps often are. We propose to use the open-loop optimal input signals…
This paper presents a new data-driven control for multi-input, multi-output nonlinear systems with partially unknown dynamics and bounded disturbances. Since exact nonlinearity cancellation is not feasible with unknown disturbances, we…
This paper formalizes Hamiltonian-Informed Optimal Neural (Hion) controllers, a novel class of neural network-based controllers for dynamical systems and explicit non-linear model-predictive control. Hion controllers estimate future states…
Quantifying locational carbon emissions in power grids is crucial for implementing effective carbon reduction strategies for customers relying on electricity. This paper presents a carbon-aware optimal power flow (OPF) framework that…
We present a sampling-based Model Predictive Control (MPC) method that implements Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) as an \emph{Ising machine}, suitable for novel forms of probabilistic computing. By expressing the control problem as a…
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) is a powerful approach for controlling highly dynamic robotic systems, as it accounts for system dynamics and optimizes control inputs at each step. However, its high computational complexity makes…
Model predictive control (MPC) is pervasive in research and industry. However, designing the cost function and the constraints of the MPC to maximize closed-loop performance remains an open problem. To achieve optimal tuning, we propose a…