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This paper considers control systems defined on Lie algebroids. After deriving basic controllability tests for general control systems, we specialize our discussion to the class of mechanical control systems on Lie algebroids. This class of systems includes mechanical systems subject to holonomic and nonholonomic const…

2004-02-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Just as an explicit parameterisation of system dynamics by state, i.e., a choice of coordinates, can impede the identification of general structure, so it is too with an explicit parameterisation of system dynamics by control. However, such explicit and fixed parameterisation by control is commonplace in control theory…

2013-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Hybrid systems are characterized by having an interaction between continuous dynamics and discrete events. The contribution of this paper is to provide hybrid systems with a novel geometric formulation so that controls can be added. Using this framework we describe some new global controllability tests for hybrid contr…

2019-05-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Survey of recent developments in symmetric reductions and controls for Hamiltonian systems.

problem Understanding the internal relationships of geometric structures and controls in Hamiltonian systems with symmetry.
method Survey and introduction of recent developments in controlled Hamiltonian systems with symmetry.
result Reveals the relationships between geometric structures, nonholonomic constraints, dynamical vector fields, and controls.

Motivated by the ubiquity of control-affine systems in optimal control theory, we investigate the geometry of point-affine control systems with metric structures in dimensions two and three. We compute local isometric invariants for point-affine distributions of constant type with metric structures for systems with 2 s…

2012-06-06abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we put the issue of dynamic equivalence of control systems in the context of pullbacks of coframings on infinite jet bundles over the state manifolds. While much attention has been given to differentially flat systems, i.e. systems dynamically equivalent to linear control systems, the advantage of this a…

2011-06-27abs ↗pdf ↗

A control system q˙=f(q,u)\dot{q} = f(q,u) is said to be trivializable if there exists local coordinates in which the system is feedback equivalent to a control system of the form q˙=f(u)\dot{q} = f(u). In this paper we characterize trivializable control systems and control systems for which, up to a feedback transformation, ff a…

2009-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Learning to control linear systems is statistically hard, especially for underactuated systems.

problem Statistical difficulty of learning to control linear systems, especially underactuated ones.
method Utilized minimax lower bounds and structural assumptions to prove learning complexity can be exponential.
result Learning complexity can be at most exponential with the controllability index of the system.

This paper tackles adaptive control of unknown Markov jump systems with sample complexity and regret bounds.

problem Adaptive control of unknown Markov jump systems with changing dynamics.
method Identification-based adaptive control using a system identification algorithm and certainty equivalent control.
result The proposed adaptive control scheme achieves O(T)\mathcal{O}(\sqrt{T}) regret, improving to O(polylog(T))\mathcal{O}(polylog(T)) with partial knowledge.

The study sets limits on how well systems can be controlled adaptively.

problem Learning to control unknown linear Gaussian systems with quadratic costs.
method Combining ideas from experiment design, estimation theory, and perturbation bounds of information matrices.
result Regret lower bounds of the order of T\sqrt{T} in the time horizon TT accurately capture control-theoretic parameters.

Optimizes exploration for nonlinear systems to learn controllers efficiently.

problem Learning optimal controllers for unknown nonlinear systems.
method Formally quantifies which parameters are most critical, and develops an algorithm to efficiently explore these parameters.
result Proves a near-instance-optimal rate for learning controllers.

New method controls linear systems with partial info and disturbances.

problem Controlling linear dynamical systems under partial observation and adversarial disturbances.
method Double Spectral Control (DSC) using two-level spectral approximation strategy.
result Matches best known regret guarantees with exponential runtime improvement.

The paper proposes a method to identify causal structure in complex dynamical systems.

problem Spurious correlations in data-driven models limit the performance of control systems.
method The method leverages controllability concepts to compute input trajectories and uses causal inference techniques.
result The method reliably identifies the true causal structure of control systems from real-world data.

The paper explores when linear system identification is hard or easy, especially for under-actuated systems.

problem Statistical hardness of learning linear systems, especially under-actuated or under-excited systems.
method Using tools from minimax theory and recent statistical tools for finite sample analysis of system identification.
result The controllability index of linear systems affects the sample complexity of identification, making some systems hard to learn.

Optimizes control of noisy discrete systems without system matrix knowledge.

problem Optimal control of discrete-time systems with additive and multiplicative noises.
method Stochastic Lyapunov and Riccati equations, model-free reinforcement learning.
result Model-free reinforcement learning algorithm converges to optimal control policy.

Combining causality, control, and reinforcement learning for system control.

problem Learning to control dynamical systems using causal, control, and reinforcement learning approaches.
method Combining causal identification, control strategies, and reinforcement learning to control dynamical systems.
result Combining different learning paradigms for effective system control.

Unified control theory and machine learning for safety in uncertain systems.

problem Safety guarantees for systems with measurement model uncertainty.
method Measurement-Robust Control Barrier Functions (MR-CBFs) for control synthesis.
result MR-CBFs ensure safety in perception systems with measurement model uncertainty.

Geometric framework for dynamic feedback linearization of control systems with symmetry.

problem Dynamic feedback linearization of control systems with symmetry.
method Geometric framework based on Lie symmetry, systematic procedure for all smooth, generic system trajectories.
result Sufficient condition for dynamic feedback linearizability obtained.

New insights into cascade feedback linearization of control systems.

problem Obtaining a cascade feedback linearization for invariant control systems.
method Introducing truncated versions of operators from the calculus of variations to prove new theorems.
result Established new geometry and foundational theorems for future work.

In this paper, we investigate the existence of a subclass of quotients of affine connection control systems, which preserve the mechanical structures. Both local and global sufficient and necessary conditions are given for the geodesically accessible affine connection control systems such that they can admit this subcl…

2019-08-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Controller seeks informative system observations to predict nonlinear dynamics.

problem Predicting nonlinear dynamics with uncertain parameters.
method Expected free energy minimization for balancing goal state and informative observations.
result Controller improves performance in uncertain parameter scenarios.

LqgOpt learns optimal control in unknown LQG systems with minimal regret.

problem Adaptive control in partially observable linear quadratic Gaussian systems with unknown dynamics.
method Optimism in the face of uncertainty, predictor state evolution, closed-loop system identification, confidence bounds.
result Proves a regret upper bound of ildeO(T) ilde{\mathcal{O}}(\sqrt{T}) for LQG systems.

AdaptOn achieves logarithmic regret in adaptive control of unknown partially observable linear systems.

problem Adaptive control in partially observable linear dynamical systems.
method AdaptOn algorithm that estimates system dynamics through online learning and gradient descent.
result AdaptOn achieves a logarithmic regret bound of polylog(T) after T steps.

The purpose of this paper is to describe explicitly the solution for linear control systems on Lie groups. In case of linear control systems with inner derivations, the solution is given basically by the product of the exponential of the associated invariant system and the exponential of the associated invariant drift …

2019-11-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops control and observer methods for complex systems.

problem Controlling and observing infinite-dimensional systems with boundary actuation.
method Energy-Casimir method and port-Hamiltonian system representation.
result Control law and observer designed for Kirchhoff-Love plate example.

This work discusses a closed-loop control strategy for complex systems utilizing scarce and streaming data. A discrete embedding space is first built using hash functions applied to the sensor measurements from which a Markov process model is derived, approximating the complex system's dynamics. A control strategy is t…

2016-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies symmetry reduction of control systems and its implications for feedback linearization.

problem Understanding symmetry reduction and its effects on feedback linearizability of control systems.
method Generalizing the notion of transversality of Lie group actions, analyzing the geometry of invariant distributions, and extending the S-G-S test.
result Classification of SFL quotients based on geometric properties of the control system and symmetry group.

New Lagrangian approach for optimal control of second-order systems.

problem Optimal control of second-order differential equations derived from force-controlled Lagrangian systems.
method Proposes a new hyperregular control Lagrangian and control Hamiltonian, providing necessary optimality conditions.
result Defines an extended Tulczyjew's triple with controls and studies the relationship between Noether symmetries.