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The design of adaptive structures is one method to improve sustainability of buildings. Adaptive structures are able to adapt to different loading and environmental conditions or to changing requirements by either small or large shape…
Hybrid dynamical systems are systems which posses both continuous and discrete transitions. Assuming that the discrete transitions (resets) occur a finite number of times, the optimal control problem can be solved by gluing together the…
In this paper, we consider the problem of controlling power consumption dynamics of residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units so that they follow the grid-side power specifications. In order to do so, we design a…
Accurately learning the temporal behavior of dynamical systems requires models with well-chosen learning biases. Recent innovations embed the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formalisms into neural networks and demonstrate a significant…
We present a gradient-based identification algorithm to identify the system matrices of a linear port-Hamiltonian system from given input-output time data. Aiming for a direct structure-preserving approach, we employ techniques from optimal…
An increasing penetration of renewable generation has led to reduced levels of rotational inertia and damping in the system. The consequences are higher vulnerability to disturbances and deterioration of the dynamic response of the system.…
Quantum metrology leverages quantum resources such as entanglement and squeezing to enhance parameter estimation precision beyond classical limits. While optimal quantum control strategies can assist to reach or even surpass the Heisenberg…
This paper provides a constructive passivity-based control approach to solve the set-point regulation problem for input-affine continuous nonlinear systems while considering saturation in the inputs. As customarily in passivity-based…
In this report, linear quadratic regulator is used to design adaptive cruise control system. In the regulator, Q and R parameters vary with time according to current traffic situations. Phase-plant method is used to give constraints on Q…
Transient stability is crucial to the reliable operation of power systems. Existing theories rely on the simplified electromechanical models, substituting the detailed electromagnetic dynamics of inductor and capacitor with their impedance…
In this article, we investigate the model based position control of soft hydraulic actuators arranged in an antagonistic pair. A dynamical model of the system is constructed by employing the port-Hamiltonian formulation. A control algorithm…
In this paper, we propose a novel approach for controlling surface water waves and their interaction with floating bodies. We consider a floating target rigid body surrounded by a control region where we design three control strategies of…
In this paper, we propose a novel trajectory tracking controller for fully-actuated mechanical port-Hamiltonian (pH) systems, which is based on recent advances in contraction-based control theory. Our proposed controller renders a desired…
Driverless vehicles are complex systems operating in constantly changing environments. Automated driving is achieved by controlling the coupled longitudinal and lateral vehicle dynamics. Model predictive control is one of the most promising…
We consider adaptive control problem in presence of nonlinear parametrization of uncertainties in the model. It is shown that despite traditional approaches require for domination in the control loop during adaptation, it is not often…
We present a novel physics-informed system identification method to construct a passive linear time-invariant system. In more detail, for a given quadratic energy functional, measurements of the input, state, and output of a system in the…
An MPC controller uses a model of the dynamical system to plan an optimal control strategy for a finite horizon, which makes its performance intrinsically tied to the quality of the model. When faults occur, the compromised model will…
We study port-Hamiltonian systems with two external ports, and the strategies and limitations for conversion of energy from one port into the other. It turns out that, apart from the cyclo-passivity of port-Hamiltonian systems, this is…
Electric fields, applied to insulators, cause transitions between valence and conduction bands, giving rise to current. Adjustments of the Hamiltonian can perfect the quality of the insulator, shutting down transitions whilst fully…
Many techniques originally developed in the context of deterministic control theory have been recently applied to the quest for optimal protocols in stochastic processes. Given a system subject to environmental fluctuations, one may ask…