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most citedPhysics-Informed Neural Network Lyapunov Functions: PDE Characterization, Learning, and Verification

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eess.SY2026

Physics-Informed Koopman Learning for Data-Efficient System Identification of Automated Vehicle Dynamics

Hangyu Li, Yiming Meng, Zhaohui Liang +8

Understanding how a particular automated vehicle reacts to nearby traffic can improve motion prediction, control development, traffic simulation, and safety evaluation. However, co…

eess.SY2026

Patching Control Lyapunov Barrier Functions for Temporal Logic Specifications with Bounded Controls

Ruikun Zhou, Yating Yuan, Haocheng Chang +2

We propose an abstraction-free framework for controller synthesis for continuous-time dynamical systems subject to Linear Temporal Logic (LTL) specifications and bounded control in…

eess.SY2025

Koopman Spectral Analysis and System Identification for Stochastic Dynamical Systems via Yosida Approximation of Generators

Jun Zhou, Yiming Meng, Jun Liu

System identification and Koopman spectral analysis are crucial for uncovering physical laws and understanding the long-term behaviour of stochastic dynamical systems governed by s…

eess.SY2024

Data-driven optimal control of unknown nonlinear dynamical systems using the Koopman operator

Zhexuan Zeng, Ruikun Zhou, Yiming Meng +1

Nonlinear optimal control is vital for numerous applications but remains challenging for unknown systems due to the difficulties in accurately modelling dynamics and handling compu…

eess.SY2024

Learning Koopman-based Stability Certificates for Unknown Nonlinear Systems

Ruikun Zhou, Yiming Meng, Zhexuan Zeng +1

Koopman operator theory has gained significant attention in recent years for identifying discrete-time nonlinear systems by embedding them into an infinite-dimensional linear vecto…

eess.SY2024★ 2 cited

Formally Verified Physics-Informed Neural Control Lyapunov Functions

Jun Liu, Maxwell Fitzsimmons, Ruikun Zhou +1

Control Lyapunov functions are a central tool in the design and analysis of stabilizing controllers for nonlinear systems. Constructing such functions, however, remains a significa…

eess.SY2024

LyZNet: A Lightweight Python Tool for Learning and Verifying Neural Lyapunov Functions and Regions of Attraction

Jun Liu, Yiming Meng, Maxwell Fitzsimmons +1

In this paper, we describe a lightweight Python framework that provides integrated learning and verification of neural Lyapunov functions for stability analysis. The proposed tool,…

eess.SY2024★ 1 cited

Compositionally Verifiable Vector Neural Lyapunov Functions for Stability Analysis of Interconnected Nonlinear Systems

Jun Liu, Yiming Meng, Maxwell Fitzsimmons +1

While there has been increasing interest in using neural networks to compute Lyapunov functions, verifying that these functions satisfy the Lyapunov conditions and certifying stabi…

eess.SY2024★ 10 cited

Physics-Informed Neural Network Policy Iteration: Algorithms, Convergence, and Verification

Yiming Meng, Ruikun Zhou, Amartya Mukherjee +3

Solving nonlinear optimal control problems is a challenging task, particularly for high-dimensional problems. We propose algorithms for model-based policy iterations to solve nonli…

eess.SY2023

Stochastic Control Barrier Functions with Bayesian Inference for Unknown Stochastic Differential Equations

Chuanzheng Wang, Yiming Meng, Jun Liu +1

Control barrier functions are widely used to synthesize safety-critical controls. However, the presence of Gaussian-type noise in dynamical systems can generate unbounded signals a…

eess.SY2023

Robustly Complete Finite-State Abstractions for Control Synthesis of Stochastic Systems

Yiming Meng, Jun Liu

The essential step of abstraction-based control synthesis for nonlinear systems to satisfy a given specification is to obtain a finite-state abstraction of the original systems. Th…

eess.SY2022

Data-Driven Learning of Safety-Critical Control with Stochastic Control Barrier Functions

Chuanzheng Wang, Yiming Meng, Stephen L. Smith +1

Control barrier functions are widely used to synthesize safety-critical controls. The existence of Gaussian-type noise may lead to unsafe actions and result in severe consequences.…

eess.SY2021★ 1 cited

Safety-Critical Control of Stochastic Systems using Stochastic Control Barrier Functions

Chuanzheng Wang, Yiming Meng, Stephen L. Smith +1

Control barrier functions have been widely used for synthesizing safety-critical controls, often via solving quadratic programs. However, the existence of Gaussian-type noise may l…

eess.SY2020★ 2 cited

Learning Control Barrier Functions with High Relative Degree for Safety-Critical Control

Chuanzheng Wang, Yinan Li, Yiming Meng +2

Control barrier functions have shown great success in addressing control problems with safety guarantees. These methods usually find the next safe control input by solving an onlin…

eess.SY2020★ 6 cited

Smooth Converse Lyapunov-Barrier Theorems for Asymptotic Stability with Safety Constraints and Reach-Avoid-Stay Specifications

Yiming Meng, Yinan Li, Maxwell Fitzsimmons +1

Stability and safety are two important aspects in safety-critical control of dynamical systems. It has been a well established fact in control theory that stability properties can…