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We propose a fully data-driven, Koopman-based framework for statistically robust control of discrete-time nonlinear systems with linear embeddings. Establishing a connection between the Koopman operator and contraction theory, it offers…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Koki Hirano , Hiroyasu Tsukamoto

The Koopman framework proposes a linear representation of finite-dimensional nonlinear systems through a generally infinite-dimensional globally linear embedding. Originally, the Koopman formalism has been derived for autonomous systems. In…

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In this study, we are concerned with autonomous driving missions when a static obstacle blocks a given reference trajectory. To provide a realistic control design, we employ a model predictive control (MPC) utilizing nonlinear state-space…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-13 Maryam Nezami , Dimitrios S. Karachalios , Georg Schildbach , Hossam S. Abbas

In this work, we propose a cascaded scheme of linear Model prediction Control (MPC) based on Control Barrier Functions (CBF) with Dynamic Feedback Linearization (DFL) for Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-16 Ali Mohamed Ali , Hashim A. Hashim , Chao Shen

This work focuses on developing a data-driven framework using Koopman operator theory for system identification and linearization of nonlinear systems for control. Our proposed method presents a deep learning framework with recursive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-11 Madhur Tiwari , George Nehma , Bethany Lusch

The modeling of nonlinear dynamics based on Koopman operator theory, which is originally applicable only to autonomous systems with no control, is extended to non-autonomous control system without approximation to input matrix B. Prevailing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-23 H. Harry Asada , Jose A. Solano-Castellanos

In this paper, we establish a connection between model predictive control (MPC) techniques and Control Barrier Functions (CBFs). Recognizing the similarity between CBFs and Control Lyapunov Functions (CLFs), we propose a MPC formulation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-03 Jingyi Huang , Han Wang , Kostas Margellos , Paul Goulart

Model Predictive Control (MPC) represents nowadays one of the main methods employed for process control in industry. Its strong suits comprise a simple algorithm based on a straightforward formulation and the flexibility to deal with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-04-23 Alberto Zenere , Mattia Zorzi

This paper presents a novel hierarchical, safety-critical control framework that integrates distributed nonlinear model predictive controllers (DNMPCs) with control barrier functions (CBFs) to enable cooperative locomotion of multi-agent…

Certifying and accelerating execution times of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) implementations are two core requirements. Execution-time certificate guarantees that the NMPC controller returns a solution before the next sampling…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-18 Liang Wu , Yunhong Che , Bo Yang , Kangyu Lin , Ján Drgoňa

Koopman operator theory yields powerful tools for modeling, analysis, and control of nonlinear dynamical systems. Prominently, linear time-invariant (LTI) Koopman representations have been proposed to enable the application of linear…

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This paper presents an efficient and safe method to avoid static and dynamic obstacles based on LiDAR. First, point cloud is used to generate a real-time local grid map for obstacle detection. Then, obstacles are clustered by DBSCAN…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Zhuozhu Jian , Zihong Yan , Xuanang Lei , Zihong Lu , Bin Lan , Xueqian Wang , Bin Liang

Nonlinear dynamics bring difficulties to controller design for control-affine systems such as tractor-trailer vehicles, especially when the parameters in the dynamics are unknown. To address this constraint, we propose a derivative-based…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-15 Zehao Wang , Han Zhang , Jingchuan Wang

Guaranteeing safety for robotic and autonomous systems in real-world environments is a challenging task that requires the mitigation of stochastic uncertainties. Control barrier functions have, in recent years, been widely used for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-31 Andrew Singletary , Mohamadreza Ahmadi , Aaron D. Ames

Despite great successes, model predictive control (MPC) relies on an accurate dynamical model and requires high onboard computational power, impeding its wider adoption in engineering systems, especially for nonlinear real-time systems with…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-03 Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam , Kaian Chen , Kaixiang Zhang , Zhaojian Li , Yan Wang , Kai Wu

In multi-obstacle environments, real-time performance and safety in robot motion control have long been challenging issues, as conventional methods often struggle to balance the two. In this paper, we propose a novel motion control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Longze Zheng , Qinghe Liu

Multi-quadrotor systems face significant challenges in decentralized control, particularly with safety and coordination under sensing and communication limitations. State-of-the-art methods leverage Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Manohari Goarin , Guanrui Li , Alessandro Saviolo , Giuseppe Loianno

The Koopman operator theory is an increasingly popular formalism of dynamical systems theory which enables analysis and prediction of the nonlinear dynamics from measurement data. Building on the recent development of the Koopman model…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2018-06-08 Hassan Arbabi , Milan Korda , Igor Mezic

This paper introduces a predictive control barrier function (PCBF) framework for enforcing state constraints in discrete-time systems with unknown relative degree, which can be caused by input delays or unmodeled input dynamics. Existing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-02 Juan Augusto Paredes Salazar , James Usevitch , Ankit Goel

Obstacle avoidance of polytopic obstacles by polytopic robots is a challenging problem in optimization-based control and trajectory planning. Many existing methods rely on smooth geometric approximations, such as hyperspheres or ellipsoids,…

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