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We propose a novel robust Model Predictive Control (MPC) scheme for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems of relative degree one with stable internal dynamics. The proposed algorithm is a combination of funnel MPC, i.e., MPC with a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-13 Thomas Berger , Dario Dennstädt , Lukas Lanza , Karl Worthmann

Demand-side management (DSM) programs introduce complex pricing, requiring advanced control for cost minimization. Model Predictive Control (MPC) offers a solution but its performance hinges on appropriate hyperparameter tuning. We propose…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-05 Jiarui Yu , Jicheng Shi , Wenjie Xu , Colin N. Jones

Designing a model predictive control (MPC) scheme that enables a mobile robot to safely navigate through an obstacle-filled environment is a complicated yet essential task in robotics. In this technical report, safety refers to ensuring…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Dennis Benders , Laura Ferranti , Johannes Köhler

We model, simulate and control the guiding problem for a herd of evaders under the action of repulsive drivers. The problem is formulated in an optimal control framework, where the drivers (controls) aim to guide the evaders (states) to a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-05-01 Dongnam Ko , Enrique Zuazua

Computing the receding horizon optimal control of nonlinear hybrid systems is typically prohibitively slow, limiting real-time implementation. To address this challenge, we propose a layered Model Predictive Control (MPC) architecture for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Zachary Olkin , Aaron D. Ames

A dual adaptive model predictive control (MPC) algorithm is presented for linear, time-invariant systems subject to bounded disturbances and parametric uncertainty in the state-space matrices. Online set-membership identification is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-23 Anilkumar Parsi , Andrea Iannelli , Roy S. Smith

In the realm of battery charging, several complex aspects demand meticulous attention, including thermal management, capacity degradation, and the need for rapid charging while maintaining safety and battery lifespan. By employing the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-19 Jorge Espin , Dong Zhang , Daniele Toti , Andrea Pozzi

The combination of learning methods with Model Predictive Control (MPC) has attracted a significant amount of attention in the recent literature. The hope of this combination is to reduce the reliance of MPC schemes on accurate models, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-07-25 Sébastien Gros , Mario Zanon

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a versatile approach capable of accommodating diverse control requirements that holds significant promise for a broad spectrum of industrial applications. Noteworthy challenges associated with MPC include…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-28 Ryuta Moriyasu , Sho Kawaguchi , Kenji Kashima

Model-based policy optimization often struggles with inaccurate system dynamics models, leading to suboptimal closed-loop performance. This challenge is especially evident in Model Predictive Control (MPC) policies, which rely on the model…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Riccardo Zuliani , Efe C. Balta , John Lygeros

We propose a novel approach to design a robust Model Predictive Controller (MPC) for constrained uncertain linear systems. The uncertain system is modeled as linear parameter varying with additive disturbance. Set bounds for the system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-11 Monimoy Bujarbaruah , Ugo Rosolia , Yvonne R Stürz , Xiaojing Zhang , Francesco Borrelli

We present a model predictive control (MPC) framework to solve the constrained nonlinear output regulation problem. The main feature of the proposed framework is that the application does not require the solution to classical regulator…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-02 Johannes Köhler , Matthias A. Müller , Frank Allgöwer

We propose a novel adaptive learning-based model predictive control (MPC) scheme for interconnected systems which can be decomposed into several smaller dynamically coupled subsystems with uncertain coupling. The proposed scheme is mainly…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-26 Ahmed Aboudonia , John Lygeros

Flexible robots may overcome some of the industry's major challenges, such as enabling intrinsically safe human-robot collaboration and achieving a higher payload-to-mass ratio. However, controlling flexible robots is complicated due to…

Model predictive control (MPC) is an optimal control method that predicts the future states of the system being controlled and estimates the optimal control inputs that drive the predicted states to the required reference. The computations…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-05 Eslam Mostafa , Hussein A. Aly , Ahmed Elliethy

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

The paper investigates the accuracy of the Model Predictive Control (MPC) method for finding online approximate optimal feedback control for Bolza type problems on a fixed finite horizon. The predictions for the dynamics, the state…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-17 Georgi Angelov , Alberto Domínguez Corella , Vladimir Veliov

Model predictive control (MPC) is widely used for motion planning, particularly in autonomous driving. Real-time capability of the planner requires utilizing convex approximation of optimal control problems (OCPs) for the planner. However,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Johannes Fischer , Marlon Steiner , Ömer Sahin Tas , Christoph Stiller

In this review, we assess the use of Bayesian methods in model predictive control (MPC), focusing on neural-network-based modeling, control design, and uncertainty quantification. We systematically analyze individual studies and how they…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Asli Karacelik

In this paper, we propose a combined Magnitude Saturated Adaptive Control (MSAC)-Model Predictive Control (MPC) approach to linear quadratic tracking optimal control problems with parametric uncertainties and input saturation. The proposed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-14 Sunbochen Tang , Anuradha M. Annaswamy