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Extended Stability Runge-Kutta (ESRK) methods are crucial for solving large-scale computational problems in science and engineering, including weather forecasting, aerodynamic analysis, and complex biological modelling. However, balancing…
In this work, we present a Gauss-Newton based quantum algorithm (GNQA) for combinatorial optimization problems that, under optimal conditions, rapidly converges towards one of the optimal solutions without being trapped in local minima or…
In order to solve continuous-time optimal control problems, direct methods transcribe the infinite-dimensional problem to a nonlinear program (NLP) using numerical integration methods. In cases where the integration error can be manipulated…
In this paper, discrete linear quadratic regulator (DLQR) and iterative linear quadratic regulator (ILQR) methods based on high-order Runge-Kutta (RK) discretization are proposed for solving linear and nonlinear quadratic optimal control…
Finite differences and Runge-Kutta time stepping schemes used in Computational AeroAcoustics simulations are often optimized for low dispersion and dissipation (e.g. DRP or LDDRK schemes) when applied to linear problems in order to…
Many HPC applications that solve differential equations rely on the Runge-Kutta family of methods for time integration. Among these methods, the fourth-order accurate RK4 scheme is especially popular. This time integration scheme requires…
In this paper, we propose a new Robust Nonlinear Quadratic Gaussian (RNQG) controller based on State-Dependent Riccati Equation (SDRE) scheme for continuous-time nonlinear systems. Existing controllers do not account for combined noise and…
Least-squares Petrov--Galerkin (LSPG) model-reduction techniques such as the Gauss--Newton with Approximated Tensors (GNAT) method have shown promise, as they have generated stable, accurate solutions for large-scale turbulent, compressible…
Isospectral Runge-Kutta methods are well-suited for the numerical solution of isospectral systems such as the rigid body and the Toda lattice. More recently, these integrators have been applied to geophysical fluid models, where their…
We present a quantum algorithm for solving the finite-horizon discrete-time Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control problem, which integrates optimal control and state estimation in the presence of stochastic disturbances and noise.…
This paper introduces a generalization of the well-known Riccati recursion for solving the discrete-time equality-constrained linear quadratic optimal control problem. The recursion can be used to compute the solutions as well as optimal…
This paper introduces a family of iterative algorithms for unconstrained nonlinear optimal control. We generalize the well-known iLQR algorithm to different multiple-shooting variants, combining advantages like straight-forward…
PANOC is an algorithm for nonconvex optimization that has recently gained popularity in real-time control applications due to its fast, global convergence. The present work proposes a variant of PANOC that makes use of Gauss-Newton…
A classical approach for solving discrete time nonlinear control on a finite horizon consists in repeatedly minimizing linear quadratic approximations of the original problem around current candidate solutions. While widely popular in many…
This work introduces a new class of Runge-Kutta methods for solving nonlinearly partitioned initial value problems. These new methods, named nonlinearly partitioned Runge-Kutta (NPRK), generalize existing additive and component-partitioned…
We propose a model order reduction framework for incompressible fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems based on high-order implicit Runge-Kutta (IRK) methods. We consider separate reduced spaces for fluid velocity, fluid pressure and…
We propose a quantum-assisted framework for solving constrained finite-horizon nonlinear optimal control problems using a barrier Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) approach. Within this framework, a quantum subroutine is incorporated…
Recent strides in nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) underscore a dependence on numerical advancements to efficiently and accurately solve large-scale problems. Given the substantial number of variables characterizing typical…
We are concerned with the efficient implementation of symplectic implicit Runge-Kutta (IRK) methods applied to systems of (non-necessarily Hamiltonian) ordinary differential equations by means of Newton-like iterations. We pay particular…
By enabling constraint-aware online model adaptation, model predictive control using Gaussian process (GP) regression has exhibited impressive performance in real-world applications and received considerable attention in the learning-based…