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48 results for real-time control

Paper optimizes industrial refrigeration using adaptive exploration.

problem Challenges in optimizing real-time industrial processes with unknown characteristics and safety constraints.
method Adaptive and explorative real-time optimization framework with Gaussian process uncertainty quantification.
result Approach increases energy efficiency of refrigeration process, approximating complete information solutions.

A new framework enables real-time task trade-off control.

problem Conflict between multiple related tasks in a fixed model capacity.
method Formulates MTL as a preference-conditioned multiobjective optimization problem; uses a hypernetwork-based neural network.
result A single model can handle different trade-off preferences among multiple tasks.

Study improves accuracy of weather data for real-time building simulations.

problem Anomalous and missing weather data affect real-time building energy simulations.
method Introduces a framework for quality control of measured weather data using anomaly detection and neural network infilling.
result Neural Networks enhance the accuracy of data imputation compared to traditional methods.

Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), the mathematical framework underlying most algorithms in Reinforcement Learning (RL), are often used in a way that wrongfully assumes that the state of an agent's environment does not change during action selection. As RL systems based on MDPs begin to find application in real-world sa…

2019-11-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Data-driven control of robotic systems using Koopman operators with error bounds.

problem Real-time control of nonlinear robotic systems with unknown dynamics.
method Constructing a Koopman operator-based linear representation using higher-order derivatives of nonlinear dynamics, with error bounds derived from Taylor series accuracy analysis.
result The Koopman model provides marginally better performance than competing nonlinear modeling methods and can be efficiently controlled using linear control design tools.

Control Contraction Metrics (CCMs) provide a nonlinear controller design involving an offline search for a Riemannian metric and an online search for a shortest path between the current and desired trajectories. In this paper, we generalize CCMs to Finsler geometry, allowing the use of non-Riemannian metrics. We provid…

2018-03-02abs ↗pdf ↗

SkyGP improves Gaussian process scalability for real-time learning.

problem Scalability issues with exact Gaussian processes for streaming data.
method Streaming kernel-induced progressively generated Gaussian process experts (SkyGP).
result SkyGP maintains performance guarantees while improving scalability.

Framework optimizes battery storage for markets by separating long-term degradation from short-term market dynamics.

problem Intractable computation due to timescale mismatch between battery degradation and market dynamics.
method Approximate dynamic programming with value function approximation and pseudo-time encoding.
result Policy outperforms benchmarks in real-time market scenarios.

We introduce a methodology for efficiently computing a lower bound to empowerment, allowing it to be used as an unsupervised cost function for policy learning in real-time control. Empowerment, being the channel capacity between actions and states, maximises the influence of an agent on its near future. It has been sho…

2017-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes real-time VaR estimation using quantile regression forest with conformal calibration.

problem Real-time estimation of Value at Risk (VaR) in rapidly changing markets.
method Quantile regression forest trained offline, real-time VaR estimates via observed risk factors, conformalized estimator for reliability.
result The proposed method provides reliable real-time VaR estimates.

New method controls false discoveries in real-time data streams.

problem Online testing of hypotheses with strict error constraints and no future data.
method Structure-adaptive sequential testing (SAST) with alpha-investment algorithm.
result Substantial power gain over existing online testing rules.

LAD-BNet improves real-time energy forecasting on edge devices.

problem Real-time energy forecasting on edge devices for smart grid optimization and intelligent buildings.
method Hybrid neural architecture combining temporal lag exploitation and TCN with dilated convolutions.
result 14.49% MAPE at 1-hour horizon with 18ms inference time on Edge TPU, 8-12x faster than CPU.

Study uses deep reinforcement learning for real-time control of nuclear microreactors, achieving similar or superior performance to traditional PID controllers.

problem Minimizing operating costs of nuclear microreactors through autonomous control, especially in load-following scenarios.
method Application of deep reinforcement learning (RL) for real-time drum control in microreactors, using point kinetics model with thermal and xenon feedback.
result Deep reinforcement learning controllers, including single- and multi-agent RL frameworks, can achieve similar or superior load-following performance to traditional PID control across various scenarios.

Proposes a virtual bidding strategy for electricity markets using stochastic control.

problem Optimizing electricity prices in day-ahead and real-time markets.
method Modeling price differences as Brownian motion with meteorological variables, transforming into portfolio management problem.
result Developed a strategy to manage electricity prices efficiently.

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 ↗

Proposes real-time risk monitoring for machine learning systems under unknown shifts.

problem Dynamic distribution shifts challenge real-world machine learning systems' risk assurances.
method Sequential hypothesis testing with 'testing by betting' to detect risk violations.
result Effective real-time risk monitoring under various unknown shifts.

Model learns and plans in real-time under constraints for robotic systems.

problem Challenges in applying reinforcement learning to robotic systems, especially handling continuous state and action spaces, time/resource budget, and hard constraints.
method Combines Gaussian Process regression and Receding Horizon Control. Uses sparse spectrum Gaussian Processes for incremental model updates from sensory data.
result Demonstrates benefits of online learning on autonomous racing tasks and reusability of learned dynamics.

This study designs a financial risk control platform using big data and machine learning.

problem Traditional risk management models are inadequate for modern financial complexities.
method Big data mining, real-time streaming data processing, statistical analysis, and precise customer behavior mining.
result The platform effectively identifies and responds to potential risks in real-time.

This work presents a game-theoretic method for AVs that handles imperfect communication and individual rewards.

problem Real-time, imperfect communication and individual rewards in multi-agent interactions.
method Game-theoretic approach that allows for imperfect communication and individual rewards.
result More realistic assumptions lead to better reward inference and prediction of future actions.

Policy distillation in deep reinforcement learning provides an effective way to transfer control policies from a larger network to a smaller untrained network without a significant degradation in performance. However, policy distillation is underexplored in deep reinforcement learning, and existing approaches are compu…

2019-12-29abs ↗pdf ↗

A new algorithm detects changes in high-dimensional data efficiently under sampling constraints.

problem Real-time monitoring of high-dimensional streaming data with limited sampling.
method Incorporates multi-armed bandit approaches into sequential change-point detection.
result Proposes TSSRP algorithm for efficient detection of changes.

Monte Carlo algorithms simulate some prescribed number of samples, taking some random real time to complete the computations necessary. This work considers the converse: to impose a real-time budget on the computation, which results in the number of samples simulated being random. To complicate matters, the real time t…

2016-12-10abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a framework for modeling and analysis of the dynamics of supply, demand, and clearing prices in power system with real-time retail pricing and information asymmetry. Real-time retail pricing is characterized by passing on the real-time wholesale electricity prices to the end consumers, and is shown t…

2011-06-07abs ↗pdf ↗

ARTEO algorithm optimizes safety-critical systems with uncertainty.

problem Decision-making under uncertainty with safety constraints in real-time optimization.
method ARTEO algorithm uses multi-armed bandits as a mathematical programming problem subject to safety constraints, learning unknown characteristics through exploration and incorporating uncertainty quantification.
result ARTEO achieves less cumulative regret with accurate and safe decisions.

Study improves queue length estimation from connected vehicles by filtering parameters.

problem Large errors in estimated queue lengths at low market penetration rates.
method Used Kalman and Particle filters as multilevel real-time estimators.
result Filters reduce estimation errors and improve accuracy within 15 minutes.