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We propose a robust and efficient data-driven predictive control (eDDPC) scheme which is more sample efficient (requires less offline data) compared to existing schemes, and is also computationally efficient. This is done by leveraging an…

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Recently, several direct Data-Driven Predictive Control (DDPC) methods have been proposed, advocating the possibility of designing predictive controllers from historical input-output trajectories without the need to identify a model. In…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-21 Per Mattsson , Fabio Bonassi , Valentina Breschi , Thomas B. Schön

This paper explores the role of regularization in data-driven predictive control (DDPC) through the lens of convex relaxation. Using a bi-level optimization framework, we model system identification as an inner problem and predictive…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Xu Shang , Yang Zheng

This paper presents a robust data-driven controller design based on the noisy input-output data without assumptions on the statistical properties of the noises. We start with the direct data-representation of system models that take…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-24 Chin-Yao Chang , Andrey Bernstein

Direct data-driven control has attracted substantial interest since it enables optimization-based control without the need for a parametric model. This paper presents a new Instrumental Variable~(IV) approach to Data-enabled Predictive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-13 Jan-Willem van Wingerden , Sebastiaan Mulders , Rogier Dinkla , Tom Oomen , Michel Verhaegen

Spacecraft are vital to space exploration and are often equipped with lightweight, flexible appendages to meet strict weight constraints. These appendages pose significant challenges for modeling and control due to their inherent…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-14 Huanqing Wang , Kaixiang Zhang , Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam , Haowei An , Nan Li , Daning Huang , Zhaojian Li

Random Projection is a foundational research topic that connects a bunch of machine learning algorithms under a similar mathematical basis. It is used to reduce the dimensionality of the dataset by projecting the data points efficiently to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-10-10 Mahmoud Nabil

The real-time operation of open water systems is essential for ensuring operational safety, satisfying operational requirements, and optimizing energy usage. However, existing rule-based control strategies rely heavily on human experience,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-08 Xiaoqiao Chen , Xuewen Zhang , Minghao Han , Adrian Wing-Keung Law , Xunyuan Yin

On the wave of recent advances in data-driven predictive control, we present an explicit predictive controller that can be constructed from a batch of input/output data only. The proposed explicit law is build upon a regularized implicit…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-25 Valentina Breschi , Andrea Sassella , Simone Formentin

We present a robust data-driven control scheme for an unknown linear system model with bounded process and measurement noise. Instead of depending on a system model in traditional predictive control, a controller utilizing data-driven…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-14 Amr Alanwar , Yvonne Stürz , Karl Henrik Johansson

We address the challenge of correlated predictors in high-dimensional GLMs, where regression coefficients range from sparse to dense, by proposing a data-driven random projection method. This is particularly relevant for applications where…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-12-30 Roman Parzer , Peter Filzmoser , Laura Vana-Gür

We examine the linear regression problem in a challenging high-dimensional setting with correlated predictors where the vector of coefficients can vary from sparse to dense. In this setting, we propose a combination of probabilistic…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-05-13 Roman Parzer , Peter Filzmoser , Laura Vana-Gür

This paper studies regularized data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) within a nonlinear framework and its relationship to subspace predictive control (SPC). The $\Pi$-regularization is extended to general basis functions and it is shown…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-17 Thomas O. de Jong , Mircea Lazar , Siep Weiland , Florian Dörfler

This paper considers the extension of data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) to nonlinear systems via general basis functions. Firstly, we formulate a basis functions DeePC behavioral predictor and we identify necessary and sufficient…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-10 Mircea Lazar

We study the problem of finite-time constrained optimal control of unknown stochastic linear time-invariant systems, which is the key ingredient of a predictive control algorithm -- albeit typically having access to a model. We propose a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-22 Jeremy Coulson , John Lygeros , Florian Dörfler

We introduce data to predictive control, D2PC, a framework to facilitate the design of robust and predictive controllers from data. The proposed framework is designed for discrete-time stochastic linear systems with output measurements and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-26 Haldun Balim , Andrea Carron , Melanie N. Zeilinger , Johannes Köhler

Data-driven machine learning models often require extensive datasets, which can be costly or inaccessible, and their predictions may fail to comply with established physical laws. Current approaches for incorporating physical priors…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Matilde Valente , Tiago C. Dias , Vasco Guerra , Rodrigo Ventura

Data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) is a data-driven control algorithm that utilizes data matrices to form a non-parametric representation of the underlying system, predicting future behaviors and generating optimal control actions.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-18 Xuewen Zhang , Kaixiang Zhang , Zhaojian Li , Xunyuan Yin

Mobile robot navigation in dynamic human environments requires policies that balance adaptability to diverse behaviors with compliance to safety constraints. We hypothesize that integrating data-driven rewards with rule-based objectives…

We propose a distributionally robust data-driven predictive control framework for stochastic linear time-invariant systems with unknown dynamics and disturbance distributions. We use an offline trajectory to fit the subspace predictive…

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