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In this paper, we derive first-order Pontryagin optimality conditions for risk-averse stochastic optimal control problems subject to final time inequality constraints, and whose costs are general, possibly non-smooth finite coherent risk…
Based on Pontryagin Maximum Principle (PMP), this paper established a generalized PMP aiming at non-feedback control system with stochastic initial conditions. We proved the conclusion and show its coming back to PMP when the randomness…
We analyze a novel class of rough stochastic control problems that allows for a convenient approach to solving pathwise stochastic control problems with both non-anticipative and anticipative controls. We first establish the well-posedness…
In this paper, we consider a class of stochastic control problems for stochastic differential equations with random coefficients. The control domain need not to be convex but the control process is not allowed to enter in diffusion term.…
This work establishes two versions of the Pontryagin-type maximum principles for partially observed optimal control of coupled forward stochastic partial differential equations (FSPDEs) and backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs)…
We introduce a new algorithm to solve constrained nonlinear optimal control problem, with an emphasis on low-thrust trajectory in highly nonlinear dynamics. The algorithm, dubbed Pontryagin-Bellman Differential Dynamic Programming (PDDP),…
This article considers a discrete-time robust optimal control problem on matrix Lie groups. The underlying system is assumed to be perturbed by exogenous unmeasured bounded disturbances, and the control problem is posed as a min-max optimal…
We present a neural network approach for approximating the value function of high-dimensional stochastic control problems. Our training process simultaneously updates our value function estimate and identifies the part of the state space…
The paper addresses an optimal ensemble control problem for nonlocal continuity equations on the space of probability measures. We admit the general nonlinear cost functional, and an option to directly control the nonlocal terms of the…
In this article we derive a Pontryagin maximum principle (PMP) for discrete-time optimal control problems on matrix Lie groups. The PMP provides first order necessary conditions for optimality; these necessary conditions typically yield two…
The continuous dynamical system approach to deep learning is explored in order to devise alternative frameworks for training algorithms. Training is recast as a control problem and this allows us to formulate necessary optimality conditions…
Without exact knowledge of the true system dynamics, optimal control of non-linear continuous-time systems requires careful treatment under epistemic uncertainty. In this work, we translate a probabilistic interpretation of the Pontryagin…
The objective of this paper is to weaken the Lipschitz condition to a monotonicity condition and to study the corresponding Pontryagin stochastic maximum principle (SMP) for a mean-field optimal control problem under monotonicity…
In this paper, we study optimal stochastic control problems for stochastic systems driven by non-Markov sub-diffusion $B_{L_t}$, which have the mixed features of deterministic and stochastic controls. Here $B_t$ is the standard Brownian…
Exploiting our previous results on higher order controlled Lagrangians in [Nonlinear Anal. {\bf 207} (2021), 112263], we derive here an analogue of the classical first order Pontryagin Maximum Principle (PMP) for cost minimising problems…
This paper is concerned with devising the nonlinear optimal guidance for intercepting a stationary target with a fixed impact time. According to Pontryagin's Maximum Principle (PMP), some optimality conditions for the solutions of the…
The maximum principle for optimal control problems of fully coupled forward-backward doubly stochastic differential equations (FBDSDEs in short) in the global form is obtained, under the assumptions that the diffusion coefficients do not…
Solving real-world optimal control problems are challenging tasks, as the complex, high-dimensional system dynamics are usually unrevealed to the decision maker. It is thus hard to find the optimal control actions numerically. To deal with…
This paper focuses on optimal control problem for a class of discrete-time nonlinear systems. In practical applications, computation time is a crucial consideration when solving nonlinear optimal control problems, especially under real-time…
We establish a variety of results extending the well-known Pontryagin maximum principle of optimal control to discrete-time optimal control problems posed on smooth manifolds. These results are organized around a new theorem on critical and…