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Differential Dynamic Programming for time-delayed systems
Trajectory optimization considers the problem of deciding how to control a
dynamical system to move along a trajectory which minimizes some cost function.
Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP) is an optimal control method which
utilizes a second-order approximation of the problem to find the control. It is
fast enough to allow real-time control and has been shown to work well for
trajectory optimization in robotic systems. Here we extend classic DDP to
systems with multiple time-delays in the state. Being able to find optimal
trajectories for time-delayed systems with DDP opens up the possibility to use
richer models for system identification and control, including recurrent neural
networks with multiple timesteps in the state. We demonstrate the algorithm on
a two-tank continuous stirred tank reactor. We also demonstrate the algorithm
on a recurrent neural network trained to model an inverted pendulum with
position information only.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, conference, Decision and Control (CDC), 2016 IEEE
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Fast sampling control of a class of differential linear repetitive processes
Repetitive processes are a distinct class of 2D linear systems of practical and theoretical interest. Most of the available control theory for them is for the case of linear dynamics and focuses on systems theoretic properties such as stability and controllability/observability. This paper uses an extension of standard, or 1D, feedback control schemes to control a physically relevant sub-class of these processes
Compressive Sampling for Remote Control Systems
In remote control, efficient compression or representation of control signals
is essential to send them through rate-limited channels. For this purpose, we
propose an approach of sparse control signal representation using the
compressive sampling technique. The problem of obtaining sparse representation
is formulated by cardinality-constrained L2 optimization of the control
performance, which is reducible to L1-L2 optimization. The low rate random
sampling employed in the proposed method based on the compressive sampling, in
addition to the fact that the L1-L2 optimization can be effectively solved by a
fast iteration method, enables us to generate the sparse control signal with
reduced computational complexity, which is preferable in remote control systems
where computation delays seriously degrade the performance. We give a
theoretical result for control performance analysis based on the notion of
restricted isometry property (RIP). An example is shown to illustrate the
effectiveness of the proposed approach via numerical experiments
Data-driven Soft Sensors in the Process Industry
In the last two decades Soft Sensors established themselves as a valuable alternative to the traditional means for the acquisition of critical process variables, process monitoring and other tasks which are related to process control. This paper discusses characteristics of the process industry data which are critical for the development of data-driven Soft Sensors. These characteristics are common to a large number of process industry fields, like the chemical industry, bioprocess industry, steel industry, etc. The focus of this work is put on the data-driven Soft Sensors because of their growing popularity, already demonstrated usefulness and huge, though yet not completely realised, potential. A comprehensive selection of case studies covering the three most important Soft Sensor application fields, a general introduction to the most popular Soft Sensor modelling techniques as well as a discussion of some open issues in the Soft Sensor development and maintenance and their possible solutions are the main contributions of this work
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