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A general framework is presented for analyzing the stability and performance of nonlinear and linear parameter varying (LPV) time delayed systems. First, the input/output behavior of the time delay operator is bounded in the frequency…
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In this paper, we analyze the stability of feedback interconnections of a linear time-invariant system with a neural network nonlinearity in discrete time. Our analysis is based on abstracting neural networks using integral quadratic…
This paper presents a method to identify an uncertain linear time-invariant (LTI) prediction model for tube-based Robust Model Predictive Control (RMPC). The uncertain model is determined from a given state-input dataset by formulating and…
In this paper, we propose state- and static output-feedback generalized guaranteed cost control (GCC) approaches for discrete-time linear systems subject to norm-bounded structured parametric uncertainties. This method enables the convex…
Recent work by Mania et al. has proved that certainty equivalent control achieves nearly optimal regret for linear systems with quadratic costs. However, when parameter uncertainty is large, certainty equivalence cannot be relied upon to…
We propose a simple and computationally efficient approach for designing a robust Model Predictive Controller (MPC) for constrained uncertain linear systems. The uncertainty is modeled as an additive disturbance and an additive error on the…
This paper studies the design of controllers that guarantee stability and safety of nonlinear control affine systems with parametric uncertainty in both the drift and control vector fields. To this end, we introduce novel classes of robust…
In this paper, a method is presented to synthesize neural network controllers such that the feedback system of plant and controller is dissipative, certifying performance requirements such as L2 gain bounds. The class of plants considered…
The theory of integral quadratic constraints (IQCs) allows verification of stability and gain-bound properties of systems containing nonlinear or uncertain elements. Gain bounds often imply exponential stability, but it can be challenging…
This paper investigates the robust stabilisation of a class of fractional-order non-linear systems via fixed-order dynamic output feedback controller in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The systematic stabilisation algorithm…
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