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48 results for Model 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.

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.

The OGY method is one of control methods for a chaotic system. In the method, we have to calculate a stabilizing periodic orbit embedded in its chaotic attractor. Thus, we cannot use this method in the case where a precise mathematical model of the chaotic system cannot be identified. In this case, the delayed feedback…

2019-07-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers develop a method to control nonlinear systems with Koopman operator regression.

problem Controlling nonlinear systems with finite action spaces.
method Koopman operator regression for dynamics estimation and model predictive control for control.
result The method yields a linear switching predictive model for control.

Hybrid controller combines model-based and policy-based reinforcement learning.

problem Combining model-based and policy-based reinforcement learning for stability and robustness.
method Designs a hybrid controller that interpolates a model-based linear controller and a differentiable policy.
result Proven to maintain stability and universal approximation properties.

This paper compares model-based and model-free control methods using neural networks.

problem Comparing model-based and model-free control methods for unknown nonlinear systems.
method Utilizes Deep Koopman Representation (DKRC) and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) for control.
result DKRC outperforms DDPG in terms of control strategies and accuracy for unknown dynamics.

Formula adjusts steady-state models for control confounding.

problem Learning steady-state models from operational data can be flawed due to control confounding.
method Derives a formula to adjust for control confounding using structural dynamical causal models.
result Estimates a causal steady-state model from closed-loop operational data.

Class-conditional generative models are crucial tools for data generation from user-specified class labels. Existing approaches for class-conditional generative models require nontrivial modifications of backbone generative architectures to model conditional information fed into the model. This paper introduces a plug-…

2020-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper addresses the optimal control problem known as the Linear Quadratic Regulator in the case when the dynamics are unknown. We propose a multi-stage procedure, called Coarse-ID control, that estimates a model from a few experimental trials, estimates the error in that model with respect to the truth, and then d…

2017-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

High-dimensional models can outperform simpler ones in causal inference.

problem Estimating average treatment effects with many covariates.
method High-dimensional linear regression and synthetic control with many control units.
result Adding more control units can improve imputation performance even when pre-treatment fit is perfect.

Despite decades of research and recent progress in adaptive control and reinforcement learning, there remains a fundamental lack of understanding in designing controllers that provide robustness to inherent non-asymptotic uncertainties arising from models estimated with finite, noisy data. We propose a robust adaptive …

2020-02-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Stabilizes complex systems using diffusion models trained on Lyapunov functions.

problem Generating stabilizing controllers for complex dynamical systems.
method Trains a diffusion model on pairs of asymptotically stable vector fields and their Lyapunov functions to identify the closest stable field and adjust control functions.
result Efficient and rapid stabilization of unseen systems, showcasing generalizability.

Develops a new model for controllable and realistic traffic simulation.

problem Lack of models that offer both controllability and realism in traffic simulation.
method Guided Conditional Diffusion (CTG) model using diffusion modeling and differentiable logic.
result Improves controllability-realism tradeoff over strong baselines.

Greenhouse environment is the key to influence crops production. However, it is difficult for classical control methods to give precise environment setpoints, such as temperature, humidity, light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration for greenhouse because it is uncertain nonlinear system. Therefore, an intelligen…

2019-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

ControlVAE improves VAE performance by adding a controller to tune hyperparameters.

problem Existing VAE models struggle with KL vanishing and low reconstruction quality.
method ControlVAE combines a controller inspired by automatic control theory with VAE to improve performance.
result ControlVAE achieves better disentangling and reconstruction quality than existing methods.

Combines Gaussian processes and polynomial chaos for stochastic control.

problem Uncertainties in dynamic models lead to performance issues in predictive control.
method Combines Gaussian processes with polynomial chaos expansions to estimate probability distributions of nonlinear functions.
result Demonstrates accurate approximation and closed-loop performance in stochastic nonlinear model predictive control.

A RL-based method adds conditional controls to pre-trained diffusion models.

problem Precise control over generated samples in diffusion models.
method Formulates the task as an RL problem, using a classifier and KL divergence as reward functions.
result Produces soft-optimal policies that maximize reward functions, enabling conditional sampling.

Paper proposes a new method to optimize robot body structure and control policy.

problem Optimizing robot body structure and control policy in a coupled manner.
method Revisits co-design problem as a Stackelberg game, incorporating control adaptation dynamics.
result Stackelberg PPO outperforms standard PPO in stability and performance.

Study shows how to control jump-diffusion processes with stable feedback controls in reinforcement learning.

problem Control jump-diffusion processes with unknown coefficients in reinforcement learning.
method Lipschitz continuous optimal feedback controls, stability analysis of forward-backward SDEs, least-squares algorithm.
result Achieves O(NlnN)O(\sqrt{N\ln N}) regret for linear-convex learning problems with jumps.

A model optimizes carbon emission reduction and allowance purchasing for companies.

problem Optimizing carbon emissions and allowance purchasing for companies.
method Established an optimal control model involving two stochastic processes with two control variables, converted into an HJB equation, proved existence and uniqueness of solution.
result Proved the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the HJB equation.

Optimizes control of infectious disease spread using stochastic methods.

problem Optimizing control of highly infectious diseases like COVID-19.
method Reformulated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation as stochastic minimum principle, leading to forward-backward stochastic differential equations.
result Numerous numerical solutions presented under various scenarios.

Paper proposes tensor-based method for semiconductor manufacturing process control.

problem Challenges of traditional process control methods in high-dimensional image-based overlay errors.
method Builds a high-dimensional process model, proposes tensor-on-vector regression algorithms, designs EWMA controller for tensor data.
result The method reduces overlay errors using limited control recipes and is superior especially when disturbances are not stable.

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.

Framework calibrates ML models for risk control in various tasks.

problem Achieving statistical guarantees for model predictions.
method Reframing risk control as multiple hypothesis testing, applying statistical techniques.
result New calibration methods for multi-label classification, instance segmentation, outlier detection, and confidence set coverage.

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 ↗

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.