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7 papers

math.OC2025

Value Function Approximation for Nonlinear MPC: Learning a Terminal Cost Function with a Descent Property

T. M. J. T. Baltussen, C. A. Orrico, A. Katriniok +2

We present a novel method to synthesize a terminal cost function for a nonlinear model predictive controller (MPC) through value function approximation using supervised learning. E…

math.OC2025

Dual MPC for Active Learning of Nonparametric Uncertainties

Tren Baltussen, Maurice Heemels, Alexander Katriniok

This manuscript presents a dual model predictive controller (MPC) that balances the two objectives of dual control, namely, system identification and control. In particular, we pro…

math.OC2025

Verification and Synthesis of Discrete-Time Control Barrier Functions

Erfan Shakhesi, W. P. M. H. Heemels, Alexander Katriniok

Discrete-time Control Barrier Functions (DTCBFs) have recently attracted interest for guaranteeing safety and synthesizing safe controllers for discrete-time dynamical systems. Thi…

math.OC2025

Online Learning of Interaction Dynamics with Dual Model Predictive Control for Multi-Agent Systems Using Gaussian Processes

T. M. J. T. Baltussen, A. Katriniok, E. Lefeber +2

The control of a single agent in complex and uncertain multi-agent environments requires careful consideration of the interactions between the agents. In this context, this paper p…

math.OC2025

Counterexample-Guided Synthesis of Robust Discrete-Time Control Barrier Functions

Erfan Shakhesi, Alexander Katriniok, W. P. M. H. Heemels

Learning-based methods have gained popularity for training candidate Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to satisfy the CBF conditions on a finite set of sampled states. However, sinc…

math.OC2025

A Contingency Model Predictive Control Framework for Safe Learning

Merlijne Geurts, Tren Baltussen, Alexander Katriniok +1

This research introduces a multi-horizon contingency model predictive control (CMPC) framework in which classes of robust MPC (RMPC) algorithms are combined with classes of learnin…