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We develop a rigorous framework for global non-convex optimization by reformulating the minimization problem as a discounted infinite-horizon optimal control problem. For non-convex, continuous, and possibly non-smooth objective functions…
We present an improvement of a recent funnel controller design for uncertain nonlinear multi-input, multi-output systems modeled by higher order functional differential equations in the presence of input constraints. The objective is to…
In this chapter, we are concerned with inverse optimal control problems, i.e., optimization models which are used to identify parameters in optimal control problems from given measurements. Here, we focus on linear-quadratic optimal control…
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