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Model Predictive Control meets robust Kalman filtering
Model Predictive Control (MPC) is the principal control technique used in
industrial applications. Although it offers distinguishable qualities that make
it ideal for industrial applications, it can be questioned its robustness
regarding model uncertainties and external noises. In this paper we propose a
robust MPC controller that merges the simplicity in the design of MPC with
added robustness. In particular, our control system stems from the idea of
adding robustness in the prediction phase of the algorithm through a specific
robust Kalman filter recently introduced. Notably, the overall result is an
algorithm very similar to classic MPC but that also provides the user with the
possibility to tune the robustness of the control. To test the ability of the
controller to deal with errors in modeling, we consider a servomechanism system
characterized by nonlinear dynamics
Bayesian model predictive control: Efficient model exploration and regret bounds using posterior sampling
Tight performance specifications in combination with operational constraints
make model predictive control (MPC) the method of choice in various industries.
As the performance of an MPC controller depends on a sufficiently accurate
objective and prediction model of the process, a significant effort in the MPC
design procedure is dedicated to modeling and identification. Driven by the
increasing amount of available system data and advances in the field of machine
learning, data-driven MPC techniques have been developed to facilitate the MPC
controller design. While these methods are able to leverage available data,
they typically do not provide principled mechanisms to automatically trade off
exploitation of available data and exploration to improve and update the
objective and prediction model. To this end, we present a learning-based MPC
formulation using posterior sampling techniques, which provides finite-time
regret bounds on the learning performance while being simple to implement using
off-the-shelf MPC software and algorithms. The performance analysis of the
method is based on posterior sampling theory and its practical efficiency is
illustrated using a numerical example of a highly nonlinear dynamical
car-trailer system
Theory and Applications of Robust Optimization
In this paper we survey the primary research, both theoretical and applied,
in the area of Robust Optimization (RO). Our focus is on the computational
attractiveness of RO approaches, as well as the modeling power and broad
applicability of the methodology. In addition to surveying prominent
theoretical results of RO, we also present some recent results linking RO to
adaptable models for multi-stage decision-making problems. Finally, we
highlight applications of RO across a wide spectrum of domains, including
finance, statistics, learning, and various areas of engineering.Comment: 50 page
Sample Complexity of the Robust LQG Regulator with Coprime Factors Uncertainty
This paper addresses the end-to-end sample complexity bound for learning the
H2 optimal controller (the Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) problem) with
unknown dynamics, for potentially unstable Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems.
The robust LQG synthesis procedure is performed by considering bounded additive
model uncertainty on the coprime factors of the plant. The closed-loop
identification of the nominal model of the true plant is performed by
constructing a Hankel-like matrix from a single time-series of noisy finite
length input-output data, using the ordinary least squares algorithm from
Sarkar et al. (2020). Next, an H-infinity bound on the estimated model error is
provided and the robust controller is designed via convex optimization, much in
the spirit of Boczar et al. (2018) and Zheng et al. (2020a), while allowing for
bounded additive uncertainty on the coprime factors of the model. Our
conclusions are consistent with previous results on learning the LQG and LQR
controllers.Comment: Minor Edits on closed loop identification, 30 pages, 2 figures, 3
algorithm
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