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20202026
most citedContraction Theory for Nonlinear Stability Analysis and Learning-based Control: A Tutorial Overview

140 citations · 337 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

cs.RO2026

Conformal Koopman for Embedded Nonlinear Control with Statistical Robustness: Theory and Real-World Validation

Koki Hirano, Hiroyasu Tsukamoto

We propose a fully data-driven, Koopman-based framework for statistically robust control of discrete-time nonlinear systems with linear embeddings. Establishing a connection betwee…

eess.SY2026

Statistical Contraction for Chance-Constrained Trajectory Optimization of Non-Gaussian Stochastic Systems

Rihan Aaron D'Silva, Hiroyasu Tsukamoto

This paper presents novel method for distribution-free robust trajectory optimization and control of discrete-time, nonlinear, and non-Gaussian stochastic systems, with closed-loop…

cs.LG2025

Contraction-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Nonlinear Control with Statistical Robustness

Minjae Cho, Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Huy T. Tran

Control contraction metrics (CCMs)-defined by Riemannian metrics under which a closed-loop system is incrementally exponentially stable-offer a constructive framework for synthesiz…

eess.SY2024

Regret-Optimal Defense Against Stealthy Adversaries: A System Level Approach

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Joudi Hajar, Soon-Jo Chung +1

Modern control designs in robotics, aerospace, and cyber-physical systems rely heavily on real-world data obtained through system outputs. However, these outputs can be compromised…

eess.SY2024★ 1 cited

Robust Optimal Network Topology Switching for Zero Dynamics Attacks

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Joshua D. Ibrahim, Joudi Hajar +3

The intrinsic, sampling, and enforced zero dynamics attacks (ZDAs) are among the most detrimental stealthy attacks in robotics, aerospace, and cyber-physical systems. They exploit…

cs.RO2023

CaRT: Certified Safety and Robust Tracking in Learning-based Motion Planning for Multi-Agent Systems

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Benjamin Rivière, Changrak Choi +2

The key innovation of our analytical method, CaRT, lies in establishing a new hierarchical, distributed architecture to guarantee the safety and robustness of a given learning-base…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 5 cited

Interstellar Object Accessibility and Mission Design

Benjamin P. S. Donitz, Declan Mages, Hiroyasu Tsukamoto +6

Interstellar objects (ISOs) represent a compelling and under-explored category of celestial bodies, providing physical laboratories to understand the formation of our solar system…

cs.RO2022★ 6 cited

Neural-Rendezvous: Provably Robust Guidance and Control to Encounter Interstellar Objects

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung, Yashwanth Kumar Nakka +3

Interstellar objects (ISOs) are likely representatives of primitive materials invaluable in understanding exoplanetary star systems. Due to their poorly constrained orbits with gen…

cs.LG2021★ 1 cited

A Theoretical Overview of Neural Contraction Metrics for Learning-based Control with Guaranteed Stability

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung, Jean-Jacques Slotine +1

This paper presents a theoretical overview of a Neural Contraction Metric (NCM): a neural network model of an optimal contraction metric and corresponding differential Lyapunov fun…

cs.LG2021★ 140 cited

Contraction Theory for Nonlinear Stability Analysis and Learning-based Control: A Tutorial Overview

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

Contraction theory is an analytical tool to study differential dynamics of a non-autonomous (i.e., time-varying) nonlinear system under a contraction metric defined with a uniforml…

cs.LG2021

Learning-based Adaptive Control using Contraction Theory

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung, Jean-Jacques Slotine

Adaptive control is subject to stability and performance issues when a learned model is used to enhance its performance. This paper thus presents a deep learning-based adaptive con…

cs.RO2021★ 34 cited

Learning-based Robust Motion Planning with Guaranteed Stability: A Contraction Theory Approach

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung

This paper presents Learning-based Autonomous Guidance with RObustness and Stability guarantees (LAG-ROS), which provides machine learning-based nonlinear motion planners with form…

cs.LG2020★ 30 cited

Neural Stochastic Contraction Metrics for Learning-based Control and Estimation

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine

We present Neural Stochastic Contraction Metrics (NSCM), a new design framework for provably-stable robust control and estimation for a class of stochastic nonlinear systems. It us…

eess.SY2020★ 65 cited

Neural Contraction Metrics for Robust Estimation and Control: A Convex Optimization Approach

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung

This paper presents a new deep learning-based framework for robust nonlinear estimation and control using the concept of a Neural Contraction Metric (NCM). The NCM uses a deep long…

eess.SY2020★ 55 cited

Robust Controller Design for Stochastic Nonlinear Systems via Convex Optimization

Hiroyasu Tsukamoto, Soon-Jo Chung

This paper presents ConVex optimization-based Stochastic steady-state Tracking Error Minimization (CV-STEM), a new state feedback control framework for a class of Ito stochastic no…