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Operator-valued Kernels and Control of Infinite dimensional Dynamic Systems

Optimization and Control 2022-10-12 v2

Abstract

The Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR), which is arguably the most classical problem in control theory, was recently related to kernel methods in (Aubin-Frankowski, SICON, 2021) for finite dimensional systems. We show that this result extends to infinite dimensional systems, i.e.\ control of linear partial differential equations. The quadratic objective paired with the linear dynamics encode the relevant kernel, defining a Hilbert space of controlled trajectories, for which we obtain a concise formula based on the solution of the differential Riccati equation. This paves the way to applying representer theorems from kernel methods to solve infinite dimensional optimal control problems.

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@article{arxiv.2206.09419,
  title  = {Operator-valued Kernels and Control of Infinite dimensional Dynamic Systems},
  author = {Pierre-Cyril Aubin-Frankowski and Alain Bensoussan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.09419},
  year   = {2022}
}
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