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48 results for geometric control

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.

Survey explores geometric aspects of policy optimization in control systems.

problem Understanding the geometric relationships between control design and optimization.
method Geometric perspective on policy optimization, focusing on parameterization and topology.
result Implications of policy geometry on stability and performance of local search algorithms.

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 ↗

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.

We geometrically describe optimal control problems in terms of Morse families in the Hamiltonian framework. These geometric structures allow us to recover the classical first order necessary conditions for optimality and the starting point to run an integrability algorithm. Moreover the integrability algorithm is adapt…

2012-11-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New approach to control diffusion processes with soft constraints.

problem Finding an optimal diffusion process with a target terminal distribution.
method Generalized Schrödinger bridge problem with soft constraints, solving for a geometric mixture of target and other distributions.
result The terminal distribution of the optimally controlled process is a geometric mixture of the target and another distribution.

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 ↗

We use neural networks as control variates with geometric integration techniques.

problem Analytic integration of neural network approximations for variance reduction.
method Integration domain subdivision using computational geometry for MLPs with continuous piecewise linear activation functions.
result Neural networks can be used as control variates with geometric integration methods.

New measure shows various training techniques control model complexity.

problem Understanding how to control model complexity in deep learning.
method Developed geometric complexity measure and demonstrated its effectiveness.
result Many training techniques control geometric complexity, providing a unified framework.

Geometric methods integrate Lie systems for optimal control problems.

problem Integrating Lie systems for optimal control problems.
method Geometric numerical methods based on Magnus expansions and Runge-Kutta-Munthe-Kaas.
result Accurate numerical solutions for Lie systems in optimal control problems.

Introduces GFC for learning complex dynamical systems with geometric constraints.

problem Challenges in accurately modeling and predicting complex dynamical systems with geometric constraints.
method Geometric Contact Flows (GFC) using Riemannian and Contact geometry as inductive biases.
result Ensemble of contactomorphisms adapt the latent contact Hamiltonian model to target dynamics while preserving desirable properties.

Optimal tracking of nonholonomic systems using geometric methods.

problem Tracking a trajectory for nonholonomic mechanical systems.
method Geometric optimal control, Pontryagin Maximum Principle, variational approach.
result Optimal control solutions for nonholonomic systems validated by examples and simulations.

A close relationship between the classical Hamilton-Jacobi theory and the kinematic reduction of control systems by decoupling vector fields is shown in this paper. The geometric interpretation of this relationship relies on new mathematical techniques for mechanics defined on a skew-symmetric algebroid. This geometric…

2011-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Motion planning and control are key problems in a collection of robotic applications including the design of autonomous agile vehicles and of minimalist manipulators. These problems can be accurately formalized within the language of affine connections and of geometric control theory. In this paper we overview recent r…

2002-09-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric stability predicts steerability and detects drift in language models.

problem Predicting steerability and detecting drift in language models.
method Supervised and unsupervised geometric stability measures.
result Supervised geometric stability predicts steerability with high accuracy and detects drift earlier.

Randomized control methods improve asset pricing and performance analysis.

problem Challenges in drawing inferences from traditional random portfolios in performance evaluation.
method Geometric random walks and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to construct flexible control groups.
result Captured premia associated with size, value, quality, and momentum in a constrained setting.

Paper proposes a closed-form formula for geometric Istanbul call options.

problem Pricing geometric Istanbul call options under the Black-Scholes model.
method Second-order Taylor expansion to derive a closed-form approximation.
result The proposed formula accurately approximates GIC values compared to Monte-Carlo simulations.

Geometrically characterizes virtual nonlinear nonholonomic constraints using symplectic methods.

problem Characterizing virtual nonlinear nonholonomic constraints geometrically.
method Geometric characterization using symplectic structures and Chetaev equations.
result A unique control law exists to satisfy virtual constraints, and closed-loop dynamics are projections of uncontrolled dynamics.

Introduces optimization geometrodynamics for dynamic geometric optimization.

problem Gradient-based optimization methods struggle with changing geometric constraints.
method Optimization geometrodynamics separates invariant and improvable geometric mismatches.
result Dynamic geometric complexity measures the minimum geometric cost to reduce optimization difficulty.

We show an example providing a significance in geometric control theory of the existence of the dependence locus of a system of vector fields in particular, the generic appearance of non-trivial singular trajectories embedded in the dependence locus.

2016-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Geometric framework explains and controls implicit bias in machine learning.

problem Understanding and controlling the selection of solutions in overparameterized models.
method Developed a theoretical and constructive framework based on geometric corrections induced by gradient noise and continuous symmetries of the loss.
result Computed the induced bias across various architectures and enabled inverse design to shape the bias.

New method uses geometric mean to avoid non-collapsibility in case-control studies.

problem Non-collapsibility of odds ratio under outcome-dependent sampling.
method Proposes geometric mean aggregation to avoid non-collapsibility and provides estimation and inference methods.
result Geometric odds ratio is collapsible under outcome-dependent sampling.

Unified geometric formulation of Maxwell-Vlasov system using presymplectic and symmetry reduction.

problem Unified geometric formulation of Maxwell-Vlasov system.
method Skinner-Rusk formalism, presymplectic geometry, reduction by diffeomorphism group, affine Hamiltonian controls.
result Unified geometric structure unifying Lagrangian, Hamiltonian, gauge, reduction, and control-theoretic aspects.

In this paper long-run risk sensitive optimisation problem is studied with dyadic impulse control applied to continuous-time Feller-Markov process. In contrast to the existing literature, focus is put on unbounded and non-uniformly ergodic case by adapting the weight norm approach. In particular, it is shown how to com…

2019-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we describe a geometric setting for higher-order lagrangian problems on Lie groups. Using left-trivialization of the higher-order tangent bundle of a Lie group and an adaptation of the classical Skinner-Rusk formalism, we deduce an intrinsic framework for this type of dynamical systems. Interesting appli…

2011-04-16abs ↗pdf ↗

The aim of this paper is to adapt the general multitime maximum principle to a Riemannian setting. More precisely, we intend to study geometric optimal control problems constrained by the metric compatibility evolution PDE system; the evolution ("multitime") variables are the local coordinates on a Riemannian manifold,…

2012-03-16abs ↗pdf ↗

This article presents some methods to control the bottom of the spectrum of the Laplacian λ0λ_0 on hyperbolic surfaces with infinite volume. Our first result bounds the λ0λ_0 of a geometrically finite surface in terms of the geometry of its convex core. We then focus on infinite type periodic hyperbolic surfaces built …

2008-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows observability for Schrödinger equations on product manifolds with specific conditions.

problem Observability of Schrödinger equations on product manifolds with product metrics.
method Proof of observability in finite time on open subsets satisfying Vertical Geometric Control Condition, under gap condition on spectrum of F(g).
result Observability on ω for the Schrödinger equation is strictly weaker than Geometric Control Condition on product of spheres.