9 papers
Global Convergence of Control-Based Lagrangian Flows for Non-Convex Optimization
Simone Pirrera, Francesco Ripa, Daniele Astolfi +3
This paper studies the continuous-time dynamics generated by control-theoretic Lagrangian methods for equality-constrained optimization. In particular, we consider dynamics induced…
Feedback control of Lagrange multipliers for non-smooth constrained optimization
V. Cerone, S. M. Fosson, S. Pirrera +2
In this work, we develop a control-theoretic framework for constrained optimization problems with composite objective functions including non-differentiable terms. Building on the…
A Fully Analog Implementation of Model Predictive Control with Application to Buck Converters
Simone Pirrera, Lorenzo Calogero, Francesco Gabriele +3
This paper proposes a novel approach to design analog electronic circuits that implement Model Predictive Control (MPC) policies for dynamical systems described by affine models. E…
A constrained optimization approach to nonlinear system identification through simulation error minimization
Vito Cerone, Sophie M. Fosson, Simone Pirrera +1
This paper introduces a novel approach to system identification for nonlinear input-output models that minimizes the simulation error and frames the problem as a constrained optimi…
Real-Time Single-Iteration Model Predictive Control for Wave Energy Converters
Simone Pirrera, Nicolas Faedo, Sophie M. Fosson +1
This paper proposes a novel real-time algorithm for controlling wave energy converters (WECs). We begin with the economic model predictive control (MPC) problem formulation and app…
Robust Load Disturbance Rejection in PWM DC-DC Buck Converters
Simone Pirrera, Francesco Gabriele, Davide Lena +3
This paper presents a novel approach to robust load disturbance rejection in DC-DC Buck converters. We propose a novel control scheme based on the design of two nested feedback loo…