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For networks of systems, with possibly improper transfer function matrices, we present a design framework which enables $\mathcal{H}_\infty$ control, while imposing sparsity constraints on the controller's coprime factors. We propose a…
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Inter-area oscillations in bulk power systems are typically poorly controllable by means of local decentralized control. Recent research efforts have been aimed at developing wide- area control strategies that involve communication of…
Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of flexible loads in providing frequency response services. However, uncertainty and variability in various weather-related and end-use behavioral factors often affect the demand-side control…
Optimal control models have been successful in describing many aspects of human movement. The interpretation of such models regarding neuronal implementation of the human motor system is not clear. An important aspects of optimal control…
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Feedback optimization enables autonomous optimality seeking of a dynamical system through its closed-loop interconnection with iterative optimization algorithms. Among various iteration structures, model-based approaches require the…
We consider the task of designing sparse control laws for large-scale systems by directly minimizing an infinite horizon quadratic cost with an $\ell_1$ penalty on the feedback controller gains. Our focus is on an improved algorithm that…
We show that designing sparse $H_\infty$ controllers, in a discrete (LTI) setting, is easy when the controller is assumed to be an FIR filter. In this case, the problem reduces to a static output feedback problem with equality constraints.…
Feedback optimization refers to a class of methods that steer a control system to a steady state that solves an optimization problem. Despite tremendous progress on the topic, an important problem remains open: enforcing state constraints…
We consider the problem of designing a feedback controller for a multivariable linear time-invariant system which regulates an arbitrary system output to the solution of an equality-constrained convex optimization problem despite unknown…
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