English
Related papers

Related papers: Learning the Riccati solution operator for time-va…

200 papers

A discrete-time stochastic LQ problem with multiplicative noises and state transmission delay is studied in this paper, which does not require any definiteness constraint on the cost weighting matrices. From some abstract representations of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-30 Yuan-Hua Ni , Cedric Ka-Fai Yiu , Huanshui Zhang , Ji-Feng Zhang

Due to simplicity and strong stability guarantees, predictor feedback methods have stood as a popular approach for time delay systems since the 1950s. For time-varying delays, however, implementation requires computing a prediction horizon…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Luke Bhan , Miroslav Krstic , Yuanyuan Shi

This paper presents an algorithm to solve the infinite horizon constrained linear quadratic regulator (CLQR) problem using operator splitting methods. First, the CLQR problem is reformulated as a (finite-time) model predictive control (MPC)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-09-20 L. Ferranti , G. Stathopoulos , C. N. Jones , T. Keviczky

Predictor feedback designs are critical for delay-compensating controllers in nonlinear systems. However, these designs are limited in practical applications as predictors cannot be directly implemented, but require numerical approximation…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-03 Luke Bhan , Peijia Qin , Miroslav Krstic , Yuanyuan Shi

While differentiable control has emerged as a powerful paradigm combining model-free flexibility with model-based efficiency, the iterative Linear Quadratic Regulator (iLQR) remains underexplored as a differentiable component. The…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Shuyuan Wang , Philip D. Loewen , Michael Forbes , Bhushan Gopaluni , Wei Pan

This paper presents a one-shot learning approach with performance and robustness guarantees for the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) control of stochastic linear systems. Even though data-based LQR control has been widely considered,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-29 Ramin Esmzad , Hamidreza Modares

A finite horizon linear quadratic(LQ) optimal control problem is studied for a class of discrete-time linear fractional systems (LFSs) affected by multiplicative, independent random perturbations. Based on the dynamic programming technique,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-07-01 J. J. Trujillo , V. M. Ungureanu

Deep neural networks are an attractive alternative for simulating complex dynamical systems, as in comparison to traditional scientific computing methods, they offer reduced computational costs during inference and can be trained directly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-01 Katarzyna Michałowska , Somdatta Goswami , George Em Karniadakis , Signe Riemer-Sørensen

This paper focuses on the discrete-time backward stochastic linear quadratic (BSLQ) optimal control problem with nonhomogeneous system terms and cost function cross terms. The terminal constraint of such systems distinguishes it from…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-14 Hu Ligui , Meng Qingxin , Tang Maoning

In this work, we present an abstract theory for the approximation of operator-valued Riccati equations posed on Hilbert spaces. It is demonstrated here that the error of the approximate solution to the operator-valued Riccati equation is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-10-01 James Cheung

In this paper, we investigate a data-driven framework to solve Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) problems when the dynamics is unknown, with the additional challenge of providing stability certificates for the overall learning and control…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-13 Lorenzo Sforni , Guido Carnevale , Ivano Notarnicola , Giuseppe Notarstefano

Continuous monitoring and real-time control of high-dimensional distributed systems are often crucial in applications to ensure a desired physical behavior, without degrading stability and system performances. Traditional feedback control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-16 Matteo Tomasetto , Francesco Braghin , Andrea Manzoni

We derive closed-form extensions of Riccati's recursions (both sequential and parallel) for solving dual-regularized LQR problems. We show how these methods can be used to solve general constrained, non-convex, discrete-time optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-26 João Sousa-Pinto , Dominique Orban

In this paper, we investigate a class of time-inconsistent discrete-time stochastic linear-quadratic optimal control problems, whose time-consistent solutions consist of an open-loop equilibrium control and a linear feedback equilibrium…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-07 Xun Li , Yuan-Hua Ni , Ji-Feng Zhang

Direct data-driven design methods for the linear quadratic regulator (LQR) mainly use offline or episodic data batches, and their online adaptation has been acknowledged as an open problem. In this paper, we propose a direct adaptive method…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-07 Feiran Zhao , Florian Dörfler , Alessandro Chiuso , Keyou You

This paper investigates the performance of Newton's method, iterative Linear Quadratic Regulator (iLQR), and Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP) in solving discrete-time optimal control problems. We offer a unified perspective on these…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-26 Abhijeet , Suman Chakravorty

Designing the optimal linear quadratic regulator (LQR) for a large-scale multi-agent system (MAS) is time-consuming since it involves solving a large-size matrix Riccati equation. The situation is further exasperated when the design needs…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-18 Gangshan Jing , He Bai , Jemin George , Aranya Chakrabortty

This paper studies data-driven approaches to the continuous-time linear quadratic regulator (LQR) problem based on two existing parameterizations, namely a closed-loop (CL) parameterization from behavioral system theory and an integral…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-01 Armin Gießler , Felix Thömmes , Sören Hohmann

Feedback control problems involving autonomous quadratic systems are prevalent, yet there are only a limited number of software tools available for approximating their solution due to the complexity of the problem. This paper represents a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-09 Jeff Borggaard , Lizette Zietsman

Iterative linear quadratic regulator (iLQR) has gained wide popularity in addressing trajectory optimization problems with nonlinear system models. However, as a model-based shooting method, it relies heavily on an accurate system model to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-16 Zilong Cheng , Yulin Li , Kai Chen , Jun Ma , Tong Heng Lee