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This paper proposes a finite-horizon optimal control strategy for set-point tracking using a nonlinear model predictive control framework with integrated avoidance capabilities. The formulation employs a smooth point-to-cloud distance…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Brener G. Ferreira , Vinicius M. Gonçalves , Marcelo A. Santos , Guilherme V. Raffo

We analyse the closed-loop performance of a model predictive control (MPC) for tracking formulation with artificial references. It has been shown that such a scheme guarantees closed-loop stability and recursive feasibility for any…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-25 Matthias Köhler , Lisa Krügel , Lars Grüne , Matthias A. Müller , Frank Allgöwer

In this article, a model predictive control (MPC) method is proposed for constrained linear systems to track bounded references with arbitrary dynamics. Besides control inputs to be determined, artificial reference is introduced as…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-27 Shibo Han , Bonan Hou , Yuhao Zhang , Xiaotong Shi , Xingwei Zhao

Model predictive control (MPC) for tracking is a recently introduced approach, which extends standard MPC formulations by incorporating an artificial reference as an additional optimization variable, in order to track external and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-25 Nadine Ehmann , Matthias Köhler , Frank Allgöwer

The main benefit of model predictive control (MPC) is its ability to steer the system to a given reference without violating the constraints while minimizing some objective. Furthermore, a suitably designed MPC controller guarantees…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-25 Pablo Krupa , Daniel Limon , Teodoro Alamo

This paper provides a comprehensive tutorial on a family of Model Predictive Control (MPC) formulations, known as MPC for tracking, which are characterized by including an artificial reference as part of the decision variables in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-10 Pablo Krupa , Johannes Köhler , Antonio Ferramosca , Ignacio Alvarado , Melanie N. Zeilinger , Teodoro Alamo , Daniel Limon

We propose a data-driven tracking model predictive control (MPC) scheme to control unknown discrete-time linear time-invariant systems. The scheme uses a purely data-driven system parametrization to predict future trajectories based on…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-19 Julian Berberich , Johannes Köhler , Matthias A. Müller , Frank Allgöwer

This paper presents a novel model predictive control (MPC) formulation for set-point tracking. Stabilizing predictive controllers based on terminal ingredients may exhibit stability and feasibility issues in the event of a reference change…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-01 Pablo Krupa , Daniel Limon , Teodoro Alamo

This paper presents a novel robust predictive controller for constrained nonlinear systems that is able to track piece-wise constant setpoint signals. The tracking model predictive controller presented in this paper extends the nonlinear…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-21 Marco Polver , Daniel Limon , Fabio Previdi , Antonio Ferramosca

Reference tracking and obstacle avoidance rank among the foremost challenging aspects of autonomous driving. This paper proposes control designs for solving reference tracking problems in autonomous driving tasks while considering static…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-06 Maryam Nezami , Dimitrios S. Karachalios , Georg Schildbach , Hossam S. Abbas

In this paper, we consider the problem of periodic optimal control of nonlinear systems subject to online changing and periodically time-varying economic performance measures using model predictive control (MPC). The proposed economic MPC…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-21 Johannes Köhler , Matthias A. Müller , Frank Allgöwer

Model predictive control (MPC) is a popular strategy for urban traffic management that is able to incorporate physical and user defined constraints. However, the current MPC methods rely on finite horizon predictions that are unable to…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-02-03 Sadra Sadraddini , Calin Belta

This article addresses the obstacle avoidance problem for setpoint stabilization and path-following tasks in complex dynamic 2D environments that go beyond conventional scenes with isolated convex obstacles. A combined motion planner and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Albin Dahlin , Yiannis Karayiannidis

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 work investigates the challenge of ensuring safety guarantees in the presence of uncontrollable agents, whose behaviors are stochastic and depend on both their own and the system's states. We present a neural model predictive control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Shuqi Wang , Mingyang Feng , Yu Chen , Yue Gao , Xiang Yin

A finite horizon optimal tracking problem is considered for linear dynamical systems subject to parametric uncertainties in the state-space matrices and exogenous disturbances. A suboptimal solution is proposed using a model predictive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-08 Anilkumar Parsi , Andrea Iannelli , Roy S. Smith

This paper presents a novel set-based model predictive control for tracking, which provides the largest domain of attraction, even with the minimal predictive/control horizon. The formulation - which consists of a single optimization…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-20 Alejandro Anderson , Agustina D'Jorge , Alejandro H. González , Antonio Ferramosca , Marcelo Actis

This paper addresses the trajectory-tracking problem for discrete-time linear time-invariant systems with bounded parametric uncertainty, subject to hard constraints on system states, control inputs, and input rates. Unlike existing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-07 Bishal Dey , Abhishek Dhar , Sumit kr. Pandey , Anindita Sengupta

In this paper, we focus on the problem of shrinking-horizon Model Predictive Control (MPC) in uncertain dynamic environments. We consider controlling a deterministic autonomous system that interacts with uncontrollable stochastic agents…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-20 Charis Stamouli , Lars Lindemann , George J. Pappas

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…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-16 Anilkumar Parsi , Panagiotis Anagnostaras , Andrea Iannelli , Roy S. Smith
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