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We develop an online data-enabled predictive (ODeePC) control method for optimal control of unknown systems, building on the recently proposed DeePC [1]. Our proposed ODeePC method leverages a primal-dual algorithm with real-time…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-20 Stefanos Baros , Chin-Yao Chang , Gabriel E. Colon-Reyes , Andrey Bernstein

Data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) leverages system measurements in characterizing system dynamics for optimal control. The performance of DeePC relies on optimizing its hyperparameters, especially in noisy systems where the optimal…

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This paper proposes Select-Data-driven Predictive Control (Select-DPC), a new method for controlling nonlinear systems using output-feedback for which data are available but an explicit model is not. At each timestep, Select-DPC employs…

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Data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) has garnered significant attention for its ability to achieve safe, data-driven optimal control without relying on explicit system models. Traditional DeePC methods use pre-collected input/output…

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In this paper, we propose a data-driven predictive control scheme based on measured frequency-domain data of the plant. This novel scheme complements the well-known data-driven predictive control (DeePC) approach based on time series data.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-01 T. J. Meijer , S. A. N. Nouwens , K. J. A. Scheres , V. S. Dolk , W. P. M. H. Heemels

Data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) has recently emerged as a powerful data-driven approach for efficient system controls with constraints handling capabilities. It performs optimal controls by directly harnessing input-output (I/O)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Amin Vahidi-Moghaddam , Keyi Zhu , Kaixiang Zhang , Ziyou Song , Zhaojian Li

This paper presents a fully data-driven control framework for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) based on Data-Enabled Predictive Control (DeePC). The approach eliminates the need for explicit hydrodynamic modeling by exploiting measured…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-23 Sebastian Zieglmeier , Mathias Hudoba de Badyn , Narada D. Warakagoda , Thomas R. Krogstad , Paal Engelstad

Data-driven control that circumvents the process of system identification by providing optimal control inputs directly from system data has attracted renewed attention in recent years. In this paper, we focus on understanding the effects of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-12 Linbin Huang , Jianzhe Zhen , John Lygeros , Florian Dörfler

Data-driven predictive control approaches, in general, and Data-enabled Predictive Control (DeePC), in particular, exploit matrices of raw input/output trajectories for control design. These data are typically gathered only from the system…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-24 Gert Vankan , Valentina Breschi , Simone Formentin

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

In this paper, we propose a convex data-based economic predictive control method within the framework of data-enabled predictive control (DeePC). Specifically, we use a neural network to transform the system output into a new state space,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-27 Mingxue Yan , Xuewen Zhang , Kaixiang Zhang , Zhaojian Li , Xunyuan Yin

Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a powerful method for complex system regulation, but its reliance on an accurate model poses many limitations in real-world applications. Data-driven predictive control (DDPC) aims at overcoming this…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-08 Alessandro Chiuso , Marco Fabris , Valentina Breschi , Simone Formentin

In the field of model predictive control, Data-enabled Predictive Control (DeePC) offers direct predictive control, bypassing traditional modeling. However, challenges emerge with increased computational demand due to recursive data…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-26 Jicheng Shi , Yingzhao Lian , Colin N. Jones

Soft robots offer significant advantages in safety and adaptability, yet achieving precise and dynamic control remains a major challenge due to their inherently complex and nonlinear dynamics. Recently, Data-enabled Predictive Control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Cheng Ouyang , Moeen Ul Islam , Dong Chen , Kaixiang Zhang , Zhaojian Li , Xiaobo Tan

Cybergenetic gene expression control in bacteria enables applications in engineering biology, drug development, and biomanufacturing. AI-based controllers offer new possibilities for real-time, single-cell-level regulation but typically…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-13 Liam Perreault , Idris Kempf , Kirill Sechkar , Jean-Baptiste Lugagne , Antonis Papachristodoulou

This paper presents a Gain-Scheduled Data-Enabled Predictive Control (GS-DeePC) framework for nonlinear systems based on multiple locally linear data representations. Instead of relying on a single global Hankel matrix, the operating range…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-27 Sebastian Zieglmeier , Mathias Hudoba de Badyn , Narada D. Warakagoda , Thomas R. Krogstad , Paal Engelstad

This paper presents a novel approach for distributed model predictive control (MPC) for piecewise affine (PWA) systems. Existing approaches rely on solving mixed-integer optimization problems, requiring significant computation power or…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-06 Samuel Mallick , Azita Dabiri , Bart De Schutter

Data-driven control methods such as data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) have shown strong potential in efficient control of soft robots without explicit parametric models. However, in object manipulation tasks, unknown external payloads…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Huanqing Wang , Kaixiang Zhang , Kyungjoon Lee , Yu Mei , Vaibhav Srivastava , Jun Sheng , Ziyou Song , Zhaojian Li

Factors like improved data availability and increasing system complexity have sparked interest in data-driven predictive control (DDPC) methods like Data-enabled Predictive Control (DeePC). However, closed-loop identification bias arises in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-23 Rogier Dinkla , Sebastiaan Mulders , Tom Oomen , Jan-Willem van Wingerden

We apply a novel data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) algorithm in grid-connected power converters to perform safe and optimal control. Rather than a model, the DeePC algorithm solely needs input/output data measured from the unknown…

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