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The characteristic ``in-plane" bending associated with soft robots' deformation make them preferred over rigid robots in sophisticated manipulation and movement tasks. Executing such motion strategies to precision in soft deformable robots…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Lekan Molu , Shaoru Chen , Audrey Sedal

This work develops an active learning framework to intelligently enrich data-driven reduced-order models (ROMs) of parametric dynamical systems, which can serve as the foundation of virtual assets in a digital twin. Data-driven ROMs are…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-01-05 Shane A. McQuarrie , Mengwu Guo , Anirban Chaudhuri

A data-efficient learning-based control design method is proposed in this paper. It is based on learning a system dynamics model that is then leveraged in a two-level procedure. On the higher level, a simple but powerful optimization…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-03 Ludvig Svedlund , Constantin Cronrath , Jonas Fredriksson , Bengt Lennartson

This work presents a data-driven method for learning low-dimensional time-dependent physics-based surrogate models whose predictions are endowed with uncertainty estimates. We use the operator inference approach to model reduction that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-19 Shane A. McQuarrie , Anirban Chaudhuri , Karen E. Willcox , Mengwu Guo

Tracking control for soft robots is challenging due to uncertainties in the system model and environment. Using high feedback gains to overcome this issue results in an increasing stiffness that clearly destroys the inherent safety property…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-26 Thomas Beckers , Sandra Hirche

Obtaining dynamic models of continuum soft robots is central to the analysis and control of soft robots, and researchers have devoted much attention to the challenge of proposing both data-driven and first-principle solutions. Both avenues…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Ricardo Valadas , Maximilian Stölzle , Jingyue Liu , Cosimo Della Santina

We introduce the concept of decision-focused surrogate modeling for solving computationally challenging nonlinear optimization problems in real-time settings. The proposed data-driven framework seeks to learn a simpler, e.g. convex,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-27 Rishabh Gupta , Qi Zhang

Although projection-based reduced-order models (ROMs) for parameterized nonlinear dynamical systems have demonstrated exciting results across a range of applications, their broad adoption has been limited by their intrusivity: implementing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Zhe Bai , Liqian Peng

In this paper, considering a braided continuum soft-robot, whose radial deformation is constrained but elongation is assumed, a quasi-Lagrangian model is proposed that meets the Lagrangian models properties, including a well-posed input…

Soft robots are made of compliant materials and perform tasks that are challenging for rigid robots. However, their continuum nature makes it difficult to develop model-based control strategies. This work presents a robust model-based…

We present a data-driven nonintrusive model order reduction method for dynamical systems with moving boundaries. The proposed method draws on the proper orthogonal decomposition, Gaussian process regression, and moving least squares…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-03-18 Zhan Ma , Wenxiao Pan

The optimization of industrial processes remains a critical challenge, particularly when no mathematical formulation of objective functions or constraints is available. This study addresses this issue by proposing a surrogate-based,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-07-16 Eider Garate-Perez , Kerman López de Calle-Etxabe , Susana Ferreiro

We present an online model-based reinforcement learning algorithm suitable for controlling complex robotic systems directly in the real world. Unlike prevailing sim-to-real pipelines that rely on extensive offline simulation and model-free…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Fang Nan , Hao Ma , Qinghua Guan , Josie Hughes , Michael Muehlebach , Marco Hutter

This article investigates the modeling and control of Lagrangian systems involving non-conservative forces using a hybrid method that does not require acceleration calculations. It focuses in particular on the derivation and identification…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-03 Ibrahim Laiche , Mokrane Boudaoud , Patrick Gallinari , Pascal Morin

Model order reduction (MOR) involves offering low-dimensional models that effectively approximate the behavior of complex high-order systems. Due to potential model complexities and computational costs, designing controllers for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-04 Behrad Samari , Amy Nejati , Abolfazl Lavaei

This work formulates a new approach to reduced modeling of parameterized, time-dependent partial differential equations (PDEs). The method employs Operator Inference, a scientific machine learning framework combining data-driven learning…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Shane A McQuarrie , Parisa Khodabakhshi , Karen E Willcox

In this contribution we present an accelerated optimization-based approach for combined state and parameter reduction of a parametrized linear control system which is then used as a surrogate model in a Bayesian inverse setting. Following…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-22 Christian Himpe , Mario Ohlberger

Non-contact laser ablation, a precise thermal technique, simultaneously cuts and coagulates tissue without the insertion errors associated with rigid needles. Human organ motions, such as those in the liver, exhibit rhythmic components…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Yongjun Yan , Qingpeng Ding , Mingwu Li , Junyan Yan , Shing Shin Cheng

Computing reduced-order models using non-intrusive methods is particularly attractive for systems that are simulated using black-box solvers. However, obtaining accurate data-driven models can be challenging, especially if the underlying…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2024-01-03 Alberto Padovan , Blaine Vollmer , Daniel J. Bodony

By incorporating physical consistency as inductive bias, deep neural networks display increased generalization capabilities and data efficiency in learning nonlinear dynamic models. However, the complexity of these models generally…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Katharina Friedl , Noémie Jaquier , Jens Lundell , Tamim Asfour , Danica Kragic