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This work proposes a novel numerical scheme for solving the high-dimensional Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation with a functional hierarchical tensor ansatz. We consider the setting of stochastic control, whereby one applies control to a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Xun Tang , Nan Sheng , Lexing Ying

We show strong uniform convergence of monotone P1 finite element methods to the viscosity solution of isotropic parabolic Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations with mixed boundary conditions on unstructured meshes and for possibly degenerate…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-21 Bartosz Jaroszkowski , Max Jensen

In this article, a notion of viscosity solutions is introduced for second order path-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (PHJB) equations associated with optimal control problems for path-dependent stochastic differential equations. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-26 Jianjun Zhou

This work investigates the optimal control problem for reflected McKean-Vlasov SDEs and the viscosity solutions to Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman(HJB) equations on the Wasserstein space in terms of intrinsic derivative. It follows from the flow…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-09-18 Jinghai Shao

Recent approaches to leveraging deep learning for computing reachable sets of continuous-time dynamical systems have gained popularity over traditional level-set methods, as they overcome the curse of dimensionality. However, as with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-01 Prashant Solanki , Nikolaus Vertovec , Yannik Schnitzer , Jasper Van Beers , Coen de Visser , Alessandro Abate

We study the problem of learning the optimal control policy for fine-tuning a given diffusion process, using general value function approximation. We develop a new class of algorithms by solving a variational inequality problem based on the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Wenlong Mou

We study the relative value iteration for the ergodic control problem under a near-monotone running cost structure for a nondegenerate diffusion controlled through its drift. This algorithm takes the form of a quasilinear parabolic Cauchy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-20 Ari Arapostathis , Vivek S. Borkar , K. Suresh Kumar

In this paper, we propose a novel image restoration framework that integrates optimal control techniques with the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation. Motivated by models from production planning, our method restores degraded images by…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Dragos-Patru Covei

The level set method is a widely used tool for solving reachability and invariance problems. However, some shortcomings, such as the difficulties of handling dissipation function and constructing terminal conditions for solving the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-01 Wei Liao , Taotao Liang , Xiaohui Wei , Jizhou Lai

This paper is concerned with a stochastic recursive optimal control problem with time delay, where the controlled system is described by a stochastic differential delayed equation (SDDE) and the cost functional is formulated as the solution…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-08-26 Jingtao Shi , Huanshui Zhang

We consider the problem of computing safety regions, modeled as nonconvex backward reachable sets, for a nonlinear car collision avoidance model with time-dependent obstacles. The Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman framework is used. A new formulation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-28 Ilaria Xausa , Robert Baier , Olivier Bokanowski , Matthias Gerdts

We study the approximation of parabolic Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equations in bounded domains with strong Dirichlet boundary conditions. We work under the assumption of the existence of a sufficiently regular barrier function for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-07-16 Athena Picarelli , Christoph Reisinger , Julen Rotaetxe Arto

In this article, the notion of viscosity solution is introduced for the path-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (PHJB) equations associated with the optimal control problems for path-dependent stochastic differential equations. We identify…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-07 Jianjun Zhou

Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) reachability-based filtering provides a powerful framework to co-optimize performance and safety (or liveness) for autonomous systems. Under this filtering scheme, a nominal controller is minimally modified to ensure…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Javier Borquez , Kaustav Chakraborty , Hao Wang , Somil Bansal

Multi-vehicle collision avoidance is a highly crucial problem due to the soaring interests of introducing autonomous vehicles into the real world in recent years. The safety of these vehicles while they complete their objectives is of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Jennifer C. Shih , Akshara Rai , Laurent El Ghaoui

With the continuous advancement in autonomous systems, it becomes crucial to provide robust safety guarantees for safety-critical systems. Hamilton-Jacobi Reachability Analysis is a formal verification method that guarantees performance and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-01 Qian Wang , Tianhao Wu

We consider an infinite horizon control problem for dynamics constrained to remain on a multidimensional junction with entry costs. We derive the associated system of Hamilton-Jacobi equations (HJ), prove the comparison principle and that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-25 Manh-Khang Dao , Boualem Djehiche

In this paper, we study a time-inconsistent stochastic optimal control problem with a recursive cost functional by a multi-person hierarchical differential game approach. An equilibrium strategy of this problem is constructed and a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-06-13 Qingmeng Wei , Jiongmin Yong , Zhiyong Yu

Reachability analysis provides formal guarantees for performance and safety properties of nonlinear control systems. Here, one aims to compute the backward reachable set (BRS) or tube (BRT) -- the set of states from which the system can be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-18 Mo Chen , Sylvia L. Herbert , Mahesh S. Vashishtha , Somil Bansal , Claire J. Tomlin

In this paper, we extend the jump-diffusion model proposed by Davis and Lleo to include jumps in asset prices as well as valuation factors. The criterion, following earlier work by Bielecki, Pliska, Nagai and others, is risk-sensitive…

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