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24 papers

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A graph-informed regret metric for optimal distributed control

Daniele Martinelli, Andrea Martin, Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate +1

We consider the optimal control of large-scale systems using distributed controllers whose network topology mirrors the coupling graph between subsystems. In this work, we introduc…

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Free Parametrization of L_2-Bounded Structured State-Space Controllers for Nonlinear Control with Stability Guarantees

Muhammad Zakwan, Leonardo Massai, Efe C. Balta +1

Designing stabilizing control policies for nonlinear systems while optimizing complex objectives remains a formidable challenge. Neural networks (NNs), despite their expressive pow…

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Sinkhorn Ambiguity Sets for Distributionally Robust Control: Convexity, Weak Compactness, and Tractability

Riccardo Cescon, Andrea Martin, Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate

Classical stochastic control assumes perfect knowledge of the uncertainty affecting the plant. In practice, however, such information is often incomplete. To address this limitatio…

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Data-Driven Optimal Distributed Controller Synthesis via Spatial Regret

Vaibhav Gupta, Daniele Martinelli, Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate +2

In this paper, we present a novel method for synthesising an optimal distributed spatial regret controller using experimentally obtained frequency-response data. Spatial regret pro…

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L2RU: a Structured State Space Model with prescribed L2-bound

Leonardo Massai, Muhammad Zakwan, Giancarlo Ferrari-Trecate

Structured state-space models (SSMs) have recently emerged as a powerful architecture at the intersection of machine learning and control, featuring layers composed of discrete-tim…

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Controller Design for Structured State-space Models via Contraction Theory

Muhammad Zakwan, Vaibhav Gupta, Alireza Karimi +2

This paper presents an indirect data-driven output feedback controller synthesis for nonlinear systems, leveraging Structured State-space Models (SSMs) as surrogate models. SSMs ha…