7 papers
Solving Markov Decision Processes with Future Information via MPC
Shambhuraj Sawant, Akhil S Anand, Dirk Reinhardt +1
Model Predictive Control (MPC) is widely used in industrial and robotic systems for enforcing constraints and embedding domain knowledge through finite-horizon optimization-based p…
Mission-Aligned Learning-Informed Control of Autonomous Systems: Formulation and Foundations
Vyacheslav Kungurtsev, Alessandro Di Frenna, Monicah Cherop Naibei +5
Research, innovation and practical capital investment have been increasing rapidly toward the realization of autonomous physical agents. This includes industrial and service robots…
CORL: Reinforcement Learning of MILP Policies Solved via Branch and Bound
Akhil S Anand, Elias Aarekol, Martin Mziray Dalseg +2
Combinatorial sequential decision making problems are typically modeled as mixed integer linear programs (MILPs) and solved via branch and bound (B&B) algorithms. The inherent diff…
Bi-Level Reinforcement Learning Pathway for Sim-to-Real Optimality
Akhil S Anand, Shambhuraj Sawant, Paavo Parmas +3
Training Reinforcement Learning (RL) policies using simulation models before deployment in real-world environments is a common strategy when real-world interaction is expensive. Th…
All AI Models are Wrong, but Some are Optimal
Akhil S Anand, Shambhuraj Sawant, Dirk Reinhardt +1
AI models that predict the future behavior of a system (a.k.a. predictive AI models) are central to intelligent decision-making. However, decision-making using predictive AI models…
Optimality Conditions for Model Predictive Control: Rethinking Predictive Model Design
Akhil S Anand, Arash Bahari Kordabad, Mario Zanon +1
Optimality is a critical aspect of Model Predictive Control (MPC), especially in economic MPC. However, achieving optimality in MPC presents significant challenges, and may even be…