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In this paper, a novel partial form dynamic linearization (PFDL) data-driven model-free adaptive predictive control (MFAPC) method is proposed for a class of discrete-time single-input single-output nonlinear systems. The main contributions…

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In this paper we propose a data-driven distributionally robust Model Predictive Control framework for constrained stochastic systems with unbounded additive disturbances. Recursive feasibility is ensured by optimizing over an linearly…

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Ensuring safe and effective collaboration between humans and autonomous legged robots is a fundamental challenge in shared autonomy, particularly for teleoperated systems navigating cluttered environments. Conventional shared-control…

Engineered cyberphysical systems are growing increasingly large and complex. These systems require scalable controllers that robustly satisfy state and input constraints in the presence of additive noise -- such controllers should also be…

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Attitude control is a fundamental aspect of spacecraft operations. Model Predictive Control (MPC) has emerged as a powerful strategy for these tasks, relying on accurate models of the system dynamics to optimize control actions over a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-30 Carlo Cena , Mauro Martini , Marcello Chiaberge

This paper presents the development and implementation of a Model Predictive Control (MPC) framework for trajectory tracking in autonomous vehicles under diverse driving conditions. The proposed approach incorporates a modular architecture…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Nitish Kumar , Rajalakshmi Pachamuthu

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a powerful framework for optimal control but can be too slow for low-latency applications. We present a data-driven framework to accelerate MPC by replacing online optimization with a nonparametric policy…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-20 Agustin Castellano , Shijie Pan , Enrique Mallada

Data-Driven Predictive Control (DDPC) has been recently proposed as an effective alternative to traditional Model Predictive Control (MPC), in that the same constrained optimization problem can be addressed without the need to explicitly…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-14 Valentina Breschi , Marco Fabris , Simone Formentin , Alessandro Chiuso

We investigate nonlinear model predictive control (MPC) with terminal conditions in the Koopman framework using extended dynamic mode decomposition (EDMD) to generate a data-based surrogate model for prediction and optimization. We…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-28 Karl Worthmann , Robin Strässer , Manuel Schaller , Julian Berberich , Frank Allgöwer

We consider the problem of bridging the gap between geometric tracking control theory and implementation of model predictive control (MPC) for robotic systems operating on manifolds. We propose a generic on-manifold MPC formulation based on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-06-30 Guozheng Lu , Wei Xu , Fu Zhang

Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in control systems research to transition from model-based methods to data-driven approaches. In this study, we aim to bridge a divide between conventional model-based control and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-05 Yasaman Pedari , Jaeho Lee , Yongsoon Eun , Hamid Ossareh

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a powerful technique to control nonlinear, multi-input multi-output systems subject to input and state constraints. It is now a standard tool for trajectory tracking control of automated vehicles. As such…

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This study explores modeling and control for quadrotor acrobatics, focusing on executing flip maneuvers. Flips are an elegant way to deliver sensor probes into no-fly or hazardous zones, like volcanic vents. Successful flips require…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Saransh Jain , Yash Shethwala , Jnaneshwar Das

This paper proposes an online bipedal footstep planning strategy that combines model predictive control (MPC) and reinforcement learning (RL) to achieve agile and robust bipedal maneuvers. While MPC-based foot placement controllers have…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Seung Hyeon Bang , Carlos Arribalzaga Jové , Luis Sentis

We present an extension of Willems' Fundamental Lemma to the class of multi-input multi-output discrete-time feedback linearizable nonlinear systems, thus providing a data-based representation of their input-output trajectories. Two sources…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-17 Mohammad Alsalti , Victor G. Lopez , Julian Berberich , Frank Allgöwer , Matthias A. Müller

We propose to combine model predictive control with deep learning for the task of accurate human motion tracking with a robot. We design the MPC to allow switching between the learned and a conservative prediction. We also explored online…

We present a method for providing statistical guarantees on runtime safety and goal reachability for integrated planning and control of a class of systems with unknown nonlinear stochastic underactuated dynamics. Specifically, given a…

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We present a Reinforcement Learning-based Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (RL-RNMPC) framework for controlling nonlinear systems in the presence of disturbances and uncertainties. An approximate Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-08 Hossein Nejatbakhsh Esfahani , Arash Bahari Kordabad , Sebastien Gros

This work presents the coordinated motion control and obstacle-crossing problem for the four wheel-leg independent motor-driven robotic systems via a model predictive control (MPC) approach based on an event-triggering mechanism. The…

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