In this paper,we consider the maximal positive definite solution of the nonlinear matrix equation.By using the idea of Algorithm 2.1 in ZHANG(2013),a new inversion-free method with a stepsize parameter is proposed to ...In this paper,we consider the maximal positive definite solution of the nonlinear matrix equation.By using the idea of Algorithm 2.1 in ZHANG(2013),a new inversion-free method with a stepsize parameter is proposed to obtain the maximal positive definite solution of nonlinear matrix equation X+A^(*)X|^(-α)A=Q with the case 0<α≤1.Based on this method,a new iterative algorithm is developed,and its convergence proof is given.Finally,two numerical examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
The augmented evolution equation is established under the framework of the Variation Evolving Method(VEM)that seeks optimal solutions by solving the transformed Initial-Value Problems(IVPs).To improve the numerical pe...The augmented evolution equation is established under the framework of the Variation Evolving Method(VEM)that seeks optimal solutions by solving the transformed Initial-Value Problems(IVPs).To improve the numerical performance,its compact form is developed herein.Through replacing the states and costates variation evolution with that of the controls,the dimension-reduced Evolution Partial Differential Equation(EPDE)only solves the control variables along the variation time to get the optimal solution,and the initial conditions for the definite solution may be arbitrary.With this equation,the scale of the resulting IVPs,obtained via the semi-discrete method,is significantly reduced and they may be solved with common Ordinary Differential Equation(ODE)integration methods conveniently.Meanwhile,the state and the costate dynamics share consistent stability in the numerical computation and this avoids the intrinsic numerical difficulty as in the indirect methods.Numerical examples are solved and it is shown that the compact form evolution equation outperforms the primary form in the precision,and the efficiency may be higher for the dense discretization.Actually,it is uncovered that the compact form of the augmented evolution equation is a continuous realization of the Newton type iteration mechanism.展开更多
Trajectory tracking for nonlinear robotic systems remains a fundamental yet challenging problem in control engineering,particularly when both precision and efficiency must be ensured.Conventional control methods are o...Trajectory tracking for nonlinear robotic systems remains a fundamental yet challenging problem in control engineering,particularly when both precision and efficiency must be ensured.Conventional control methods are often effective for stabilization but may not directly optimize long-term performance.To address this limitation,this study develops an integrated framework that combines optimal control principles with reinforcement learning for a single-link robotic manipulator.The proposed scheme adopts an actor–critic structure,where the critic network approximates the value function associated with the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation,and the actor network generates near-optimal control signals in real time.This dual adaptation enables the controller to refine its policy online without explicit system knowledge.Stability of the closed-loop system is analyzed through Lyapunov theory,ensuring boundedness of the tracking error.Numerical simulations on the single-link manipulator demonstrate that themethod achieves accurate trajectory followingwhile maintaining lowcontrol effort.The results further showthat the actor–critic learning mechanism accelerates convergence of the control policy compared with conventional optimization-based strategies.This work highlights the potential of reinforcement learning integrated with optimal control for robotic manipulators and provides a foundation for future extensions to more complex multi-degree-of-freedom systems.The proposed controller is further validated in a physics-based virtual Gazebo environment,demonstrating stable adaptation and real-time feasibility.展开更多
With the growing integration of renewable energy sources(RESs)and smart interconnected devices,conventional distribution networks have turned to active distribution networks(ADNs)with complex system model and power fl...With the growing integration of renewable energy sources(RESs)and smart interconnected devices,conventional distribution networks have turned to active distribution networks(ADNs)with complex system model and power flow dynamics.The rapid fluctuation of RES power may easily result in frequent voltage violation issues.Taking the flexible RES reactive power as control variables,this paper proposes a two-layer control scheme with Koopman wide neural network(WNN)based model predictive control(MPC)method for optimal voltage regulation and network loss reduction.Based on Koopman operator theory,a data-driven WNN method is presented to fit a high-dimensional linear model of power flow.With the model,voltage and network loss sensitivities are computed analytically,and utilized for ADN partition and control model formulation.In the lower level,a dual-mode adaptive switching MPC strategy is put forward for optimal voltage control and network loss optimization in each individual partition to decide the RES reactive power.The upper level is to calculate the adjustment coefficients of the RES reactive power given in the low level by taking the coupling effects of different partitions into account,and then the final reactive power dispatches of RESs are obtained to realize optimal control of voltage and network loss.Simulation results on two ADNs demonstrate that the proposed strategy can reliably maintain the voltage at each node within the secure range,reduce network power losses,and enhance the overall system security and economic efficiency.展开更多
Realizing optimal control performance for continuum robots(CRs) poses huge challenges on traditional modelbased optimal control approaches due to their high degrees of freedom,complex nonlinear dynamics and soft conti...Realizing optimal control performance for continuum robots(CRs) poses huge challenges on traditional modelbased optimal control approaches due to their high degrees of freedom,complex nonlinear dynamics and soft continuum morphologies which are difficult to explicitly model.This paper proposes a model-free adaptive optimal control algorithm(ADAPT)for CRs.In our strategy,we consider CRs as a class of nonlinear continuous-time dynamical systems in the state space,wherein the position of the end-effector is considered as the state and the input torque is mapped as the control input.Then,the optimized Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman(HJB) equation is derived by optimal control principles,and subsequently solved by the proposed ADAPT algorithm without requiring knowledge of the original system dynamics.Under some mild assumptions,the global stability and convergence of the closed-loop control approach are guaranteed.Several simulation experiments are conducted on a magnetic CR(MCR) to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the ADAPT algorithm.展开更多
Dear Editor,In this letter,we focus on the algebraic relationship between the coefficient matrices and the solution of the stochastic algebraic Riccati equation.It is revealed that,if the coefficient matrices are in a...Dear Editor,In this letter,we focus on the algebraic relationship between the coefficient matrices and the solution of the stochastic algebraic Riccati equation.It is revealed that,if the coefficient matrices are in an algebra,then the solution(and also the control gain in many cases)is also in the same algebra.The main result is verified by a numerical simulation.展开更多
Aiming to solve the steering instability and hysteresis of agricultural robots in the process of movement,a fusion PID control method of particle swarm optimization(PSO)and genetic algorithm(GA)was proposed.The fusion...Aiming to solve the steering instability and hysteresis of agricultural robots in the process of movement,a fusion PID control method of particle swarm optimization(PSO)and genetic algorithm(GA)was proposed.The fusion algorithm took advantage of the fast optimization ability of PSO to optimize the population screening link of GA.The Simulink simulation results showed that the convergence of the fitness function of the fusion algorithm was accelerated,the system response adjustment time was reduced,and the overshoot was almost zero.Then the algorithm was applied to the steering test of agricultural robot in various scenes.After modeling the steering system of agricultural robot,the steering test results in the unloaded suspended state showed that the PID control based on fusion algorithm reduced the rise time,response adjustment time and overshoot of the system,and improved the response speed and stability of the system,compared with the artificial trial and error PID control and the PID control based on GA.The actual road steering test results showed that the PID control response rise time based on the fusion algorithm was the shortest,about 4.43 s.When the target pulse number was set to 100,the actual mean value in the steady-state regulation stage was about 102.9,which was the closest to the target value among the three control methods,and the overshoot was reduced at the same time.The steering test results under various scene states showed that the PID control based on the proposed fusion algorithm had good anti-interference ability,it can adapt to the changes of environment and load and improve the performance of the control system.It was effective in the steering control of agricultural robot.This method can provide a reference for the precise steering control of other robots.展开更多
Unmanned aircraft are highly vulnerable to crosswind-induced turbulence during complex maneuvers such as turning,which can significantly compromise control and reduce autopilot effectiveness.This paper presents a nove...Unmanned aircraft are highly vulnerable to crosswind-induced turbulence during complex maneuvers such as turning,which can significantly compromise control and reduce autopilot effectiveness.This paper presents a novel control strategy to improve the controllability of unmanned aircraft in challenging wind conditions.First,the equations of motion for the aircraft are reformulated as a system of stochastic differential equations,which are subsequently transformed into a deterministic form.By modeling turbulence as a Gaussian random process and incorporating it directly into the control system,the proposed method proactively compensates for the adverse effects of turbulence.The transformation is achieved using semi-invariant techniques.Second,the control problem is formulated as an optimization task,aiming to minimize the deviation between the actual and desired turn characteristics,specifically the angular velocity.Finally,a new numerical method with proven global convergence is employed to compute the optimal autopilot parameters.Simulation results using a medium-range unmanned aircraft model under continuous turbulent gusts demonstrate that the proposed method significantly outperforms existing approaches,ensuring both stability and precision in turbulent wind conditions.展开更多
Bacterial growth requires strategic allocation of limited intracellular resources,especially under cold stress,where stabilized messenger ribonucleic acid(mRNA)secondary structures slow translation by impairing riboso...Bacterial growth requires strategic allocation of limited intracellular resources,especially under cold stress,where stabilized messenger ribonucleic acid(mRNA)secondary structures slow translation by impairing ribosome binding.Escherichia coli(E.coli)counters this bottleneck by inducing the cold-shock protein A(CspA),an RNA chaperone that remodels inhibitory structures.However,synthesizing CspA diverts biosynthetic capacity from ribosome production and metabolism,creating a fundamental resource-allocation trade-off.In this work,we develop a dynamical model capturing the interplay between metabolic precursors,ribosomes,and CspA,and use it to examine how growth and allocation patterns shift with temperature.Steady-state analysis shows that each temperature produces a distinct,locally stable equilibrium,illustrating how cold environments reshape cellular priorities.We then formulate growth maximization as an optimal control problem,solved using Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle,to identify allocation strategies that balance translation maintenance and biomass production.The resulting optimal strategies exhibit bang-bang and singular structures,highlighting periods of extreme and intermediate allocation that reflect how bacteria might dynamically prioritize competing cellular functions.These control patterns converge to their corresponding steady state allocations and provide quantitative insight into optimal resource management under cold stress.These results provide a quantitative optimal-control framework linking RNA-level cold-shock adaptation to proteome allocation and growth,yielding testable predictions for how bacteria balance translational maintenance and biomass production at suboptimal temperatures.展开更多
Utility-scale PV plants increasingly operate under partial shading,soiling,temperature swings,and rapid irradiance ramps that depress yield and challenge stability on weak grids.This critical review addresses those co...Utility-scale PV plants increasingly operate under partial shading,soiling,temperature swings,and rapid irradiance ramps that depress yield and challenge stability on weak grids.This critical review addresses those conditions by(i)unifying a stressor-to-method taxonomy that links field stressors to global intelligent MPPT(metaheuristics and learning-based trackers)and to advanced inverter controls(adaptive/MPC and grid-forming),(ii)standardizing metrics and reporting aligned with IEC 61724-1 and IEEE 1547/1547.1 to enable fair,reproducible comparisons,and(iii)framing MPPT and grid support as a co-design problem with a DT→HIL→Field validation pathway and seedable scenarios.We identify persistent gaps—fragmented partial-shading benchmarks,limited low-SCR testing,and scarce field-grade validation—and compile a quantitative synthesis:global soiling typically reduces annual production by≈3%–5%,and hybrid/learning MPPT frequently report≈99%tracking efficiency under PSC in simulation/HIL studies.To demonstrate practical relevance,we validate the framework on a seeded scenario library:DRL trackers achieve medianηMPPT≈0.996 with t95≈0.19 s and Hybrid trackers≈0.992/0.26 s,outperforming Metaheuristics(≈0.984/0.42 s);at SCR=2.5,grid-forming control raises VRI from~0.78(tuned GFL)to~0.95 while keeping THD within 2.5%–3.2%,with all stacks meeting IEEE-1547.1 Category-II ride-through.The resulting taxonomy,standards-aligned reporting,and open seeds provide a replicable basis for comparable,grid-relevant benchmarking and clear guidance for real-world design and operations.展开更多
Photovoltaic(PV)systems in the field operate under complex,uncertain conditions rapid irradiance ramps,partial shading,temperature swings,surface soiling,and weak-grid disturbances including off-nominal frequency and ...Photovoltaic(PV)systems in the field operate under complex,uncertain conditions rapid irradiance ramps,partial shading,temperature swings,surface soiling,and weak-grid disturbances including off-nominal frequency and voltage distortion that degrade energy yield and power quality.We propose a drift-aware,power-quality-constrained MPPT framework that co-optimizes MPPT,PLL,and current-loop gains under stochastic frequency drift,while enforcing IEEE-519 limits(per-order Ih/IL and TDD)during optimization.Unlike energy-only or THD-only methods,the design target integrates PQ constraints into the objective and is validated across calibrated drift scenarios with explicit per-order and TDD reporting.Operating scenarios are calibrated to Cameroon’s Southern Interconnected Grid and city-specific profiles(Douala/Yaoundé),combining measured-style irradiance/temperature traces,partial-shading patterns,and stochastic frequency drift up to±0.8 Hz with synthetic contingencies.Across a 30-scenario campaign,the proposed controller achievesηMPPT=99.3%–99.6%(vs.98.6%Incremental Conductance and 97.8%Perturb-and-Observe),lowers DC-link ripple by 35%–48%,reduces oscillatory PCC power by≈41%,maintains THD≤2.5%(5%limit)and PF≥0.99,and shortens irradiance-step settling from 85–110 ms to 50–65 ms.Sensitivity to PLL bandwidth shows a broad optimum(≈60–90 Hz)with minimum THD/ripple,and ablations confirm that explicit drift weighting is pivotal to ripple and THD suppression without sacrificing yield.The approach is controller-agnostic,firmware-deployable,and generalizes to other converter-interfaced renewables;we outline a short hardware-/HIL-validation path for adoption in Sub-Saharan grids.展开更多
Assessing the impact of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds(VOCs)on ozone(O_(3))formation is vital for themanagement of emission reduction and pollution control.Continuousmeasurement of O_(3)and the major precurs...Assessing the impact of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds(VOCs)on ozone(O_(3))formation is vital for themanagement of emission reduction and pollution control.Continuousmeasurement of O_(3)and the major precursorswas conducted in a typical light industrial city in the YRD region from 1 May to 25 July in 2021.Alkanes were the most abundant VOC group,contributing to 55.0%of TVOCs concentration(56.43±21.10 ppb).OVOCs,aromatics,halides,alkenes,and alkynes contributed 18.7%,9.6%,9.3%,5.2%and 1.9%,respectively.The observational site shifted from a typical VOC control regime to a mixed regime from May to July,which can be explained by the significant increase of RO_(x)production,resulting in the transition of environment from NOx saturation to radical saturation with respect to O_(3)production.The optimal O_(3)control strategy should be dynamically changed depending on the transition of control regime.Under NOx saturation condition,minimizing the proportion of NOx in reduction could lead to better achievement of O_(3)alleviation.Under mixed control regime,the cut percentage gets the top priority for the effectiveness of O_(3)control.Five VOCs sources were identified:temperature dependent source(28.1%),vehicular exhausts(19.9%),petrochemical industries(7.2%),solvent&gasoline usage(32.3%)and manufacturing industries(12.6%).The increase of temperature and radiation would enhance the evaporation related VOC emissions,resulting in the increase of VOC concentration and the change of RO_(x)circulation.Our results highlight determination of the optimal control strategies for O_(3)pollution in a typical YRD industrial city.展开更多
To better complete various missions, it is necessary to plan an optimal trajectory or provide the optimal control law for the multirole missile according to the actual situation, including launch conditions and target...To better complete various missions, it is necessary to plan an optimal trajectory or provide the optimal control law for the multirole missile according to the actual situation, including launch conditions and target location. Since trajectory optimization struggles to meet real-time requirements, the emergence of data-based generation methods has become a significant focus in contemporary research. However, due to the large differences in the characteristics of the optimal control laws caused by the diversity of tasks, it is difficult to achieve good prediction results by modeling all data with one single model.Therefore, the modeling idea of the mixture of experts(MoE) is adopted. Firstly, the K-means clustering algorithm is used to partition the sample data set, and the corresponding neural network classification model is established as the gate switch of MoE. Then, the expert models, i.e., the mappings from the generation conditions to the optimal control law represented by the results of principal component analysis(PCA), are represented by Kriging models. Finally, multiple rounds of accuracy evaluation, sample supplementation, and model updating are conducted to improve the generation accuracy. The Monte Carlo simulation shows that the accuracy of the proposed model reaches 96% and the generation efficiency meets the real-time requirement.展开更多
We present a robust quantum optimal control framework for implementing fast entangling gates on ion-trap quantum processors.The framework leverages tailored laser pulses to drive the multiple vibrational sidebands of ...We present a robust quantum optimal control framework for implementing fast entangling gates on ion-trap quantum processors.The framework leverages tailored laser pulses to drive the multiple vibrational sidebands of the ions to create phonon-mediated entangling gates and,unlike the state of the art,requires neither weakcoupling Lamb-Dicke approximation nor perturbation treatment.With the application of gradient-based optimal control,it enables finding amplitude-and phase-modulated laser control protocols that work without the Lamb-Dicke approximation,promising gate speeds on the order of microseconds comparable to the characteristic trap frequencies.Also,robustness requirements on the temperature of the ions and initial optical phase can be conveniently included to pursue high-quality fast gates against experimental imperfections.Our approach represents a step in speeding up quantum gates to achieve larger quantum circuits for quantum computation and simulation,and thus can find applications in near-future experiments.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter considers the problem of achieving optimal formation control in multiple vertical take-off and landing(VTOL)unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Specifically,the objective is to derive the vehicles t...Dear Editor,This letter considers the problem of achieving optimal formation control in multiple vertical take-off and landing(VTOL)unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Specifically,the objective is to derive the vehicles to the desired formation shape while minimizing the total cost function.Leveraging the backstepping design,a distributed control strategy is proposed that incorporates a dynamic system for generating a reference trajectory and a trajectory tracking controller for each vehicle.展开更多
Quantum optimal control(QOC)relies on accurately modeling system dynamics and is often challenged by unknown or inaccessible interactions in real systems.Taking an unknown collective spin system as an example,this wor...Quantum optimal control(QOC)relies on accurately modeling system dynamics and is often challenged by unknown or inaccessible interactions in real systems.Taking an unknown collective spin system as an example,this work introduces a machine-learning-based,data-driven scheme to overcome the challenges encountered,with a trained neural network(NN)assuming the role of a surrogate model that captures the system’s dynamics and subsequently enables QOC to be performed on the NN instead of on the real system.The trained NN surrogate proves effective for practical QOC tasks and is further demonstrated to be adaptable to different experimental conditions,remaining robust across varying system sizes and pulse durations.展开更多
This paper addresses the Singular Optimal Control Problem(SOCP)for a surface-to-air missile with limited control,fully considering aerodynamic effects with a parabolic drag polar.This problem is an extension of the ty...This paper addresses the Singular Optimal Control Problem(SOCP)for a surface-to-air missile with limited control,fully considering aerodynamic effects with a parabolic drag polar.This problem is an extension of the typical Goddard problem.First,the classical Legendre-Clebsch condition is applied to derive optimal conditions for the singular angle of attack,revealing that the missile turns by gravity along the singular arc.Second,the higher-order differentiation of the switching function provides the necessary conditions to determine the optimal thrust,expressed as linear functions of the costate variables.The vanishing coefficient determinant is then employed to decouple the control and costate variables,yielding the singular thrust solely dependent on state variables and identifying the singular surface.Moreover,the analytical singular control can be regarded as path constraints subject to the typical Optimal Control Problem(OCP),enabling the GPOPS-Ⅱ,a direct method framework that does not involve the singular condition,to solve the SOCP.Finally,three cases with different structures are presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed method.The results show that it takes a few steps to obtain the numerical optimal solution,which is consistent with the analytical solution derived from the calculus of variations,highlighting its great computational accuracy and effectiveness.展开更多
The electromagnetic levitation system(EMLS)serves as the most important part of any magnetic levitation system.However,its characteristics are defined by its highly nonlinear dynamics and instability.Furthermore,the u...The electromagnetic levitation system(EMLS)serves as the most important part of any magnetic levitation system.However,its characteristics are defined by its highly nonlinear dynamics and instability.Furthermore,the uncertainties in the dynamics of an electromagnetic levitation system make the controller design more difficult.Therefore,it is necessary to design a robust control law that will ensure the system’s stability in the presence of these uncertainties.In this framework,the dynamics of an electromagnetic levitation system are addressed in terms of matched and unmatched uncertainties.The robust control problem is translated into the optimal control problem,where the uncertainties of the electromagnetic levitation system are directly reflected in the cost function.The optimal control method is used to solve the robust control problem.The solution to the optimal control problem for the electromagnetic levitation system is indeed a solution to the robust control problem of the electromagnetic levitation system under matched and unmatched uncertainties.The simulation and experimental results demonstrate the performance of the designed control scheme.The performance indices such as integral absolute error(IAE),integral square error(ISE),integral time absolute error(ITAE),and integral time square error(ITSE)are compared for both uncertainties to showcase the robustness of the designed control scheme.展开更多
This paper investigates the problem of fuzzy adaptive finite-time inverse optimal control for active suspension systems(ASSs).The fuzzy logic systems(FLSs)are utilized to learn the unknown non-linear dynamics and an a...This paper investigates the problem of fuzzy adaptive finite-time inverse optimal control for active suspension systems(ASSs).The fuzzy logic systems(FLSs)are utilized to learn the unknown non-linear dynamics and an auxiliary system is established.Based on the finite-time stability theory and inverse optimal theory,a fuzzy adaptive inverse finite-time inverse optimal control method is proposed.It is proven that the formulated control approach guarantees the stability of the controlled systems,while ensuring that errors converge to a small neighborhood of zero within finite time.Moreover,the optimized control performance can be achieved.Eventually,the simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed fuzzy adaptive finite-time inverse optimal control scheme.展开更多
This article presents an adaptive optimal control method for a semi-active suspension system.The model of the suspension system is built,in which the components of uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance are de...This article presents an adaptive optimal control method for a semi-active suspension system.The model of the suspension system is built,in which the components of uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance are described.The adaptive optimal control law consists of the sum of the optimal control component and the adaptive control component.First,the optimal control law is designed for the model of the suspension system after ignoring the components of uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance caused by the road surface.The optimal control law expresses the desired dynamic characteristics of the suspension system.Next,the adaptive component is designed with the purpose of compensating for the effects caused by uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance caused by the road surface;the adaptive component has adaptive parameter rules to estimate uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance.When exogenous disturbances are eliminated,the system responds with an optimal controller designed.By separating theoretically the dynamic of a semi-active suspension system,this solution allows the design of two separate controllers easily and has reduced the computational burden and the use of too many tools,thus allowing for more convenient hardware implementation.The simulation results also show the effectiveness of damping oscillations of the proposed solution in this article.展开更多
基金Supported in part by Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi(2023GXNSFAA026246)in part by the Central Government's Guide to Local Science and Technology Development Fund(GuikeZY23055044)in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62363003)。
文摘In this paper,we consider the maximal positive definite solution of the nonlinear matrix equation.By using the idea of Algorithm 2.1 in ZHANG(2013),a new inversion-free method with a stepsize parameter is proposed to obtain the maximal positive definite solution of nonlinear matrix equation X+A^(*)X|^(-α)A=Q with the case 0<α≤1.Based on this method,a new iterative algorithm is developed,and its convergence proof is given.Finally,two numerical examples are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11902332。
文摘The augmented evolution equation is established under the framework of the Variation Evolving Method(VEM)that seeks optimal solutions by solving the transformed Initial-Value Problems(IVPs).To improve the numerical performance,its compact form is developed herein.Through replacing the states and costates variation evolution with that of the controls,the dimension-reduced Evolution Partial Differential Equation(EPDE)only solves the control variables along the variation time to get the optimal solution,and the initial conditions for the definite solution may be arbitrary.With this equation,the scale of the resulting IVPs,obtained via the semi-discrete method,is significantly reduced and they may be solved with common Ordinary Differential Equation(ODE)integration methods conveniently.Meanwhile,the state and the costate dynamics share consistent stability in the numerical computation and this avoids the intrinsic numerical difficulty as in the indirect methods.Numerical examples are solved and it is shown that the compact form evolution equation outperforms the primary form in the precision,and the efficiency may be higher for the dense discretization.Actually,it is uncovered that the compact form of the augmented evolution equation is a continuous realization of the Newton type iteration mechanism.
基金supported in part by the National Science and Technology Council under Grant NSTC 114-2221-E-027-104.
文摘Trajectory tracking for nonlinear robotic systems remains a fundamental yet challenging problem in control engineering,particularly when both precision and efficiency must be ensured.Conventional control methods are often effective for stabilization but may not directly optimize long-term performance.To address this limitation,this study develops an integrated framework that combines optimal control principles with reinforcement learning for a single-link robotic manipulator.The proposed scheme adopts an actor–critic structure,where the critic network approximates the value function associated with the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation,and the actor network generates near-optimal control signals in real time.This dual adaptation enables the controller to refine its policy online without explicit system knowledge.Stability of the closed-loop system is analyzed through Lyapunov theory,ensuring boundedness of the tracking error.Numerical simulations on the single-link manipulator demonstrate that themethod achieves accurate trajectory followingwhile maintaining lowcontrol effort.The results further showthat the actor–critic learning mechanism accelerates convergence of the control policy compared with conventional optimization-based strategies.This work highlights the potential of reinforcement learning integrated with optimal control for robotic manipulators and provides a foundation for future extensions to more complex multi-degree-of-freedom systems.The proposed controller is further validated in a physics-based virtual Gazebo environment,demonstrating stable adaptation and real-time feasibility.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co.,Ltd.(J2024162).
文摘With the growing integration of renewable energy sources(RESs)and smart interconnected devices,conventional distribution networks have turned to active distribution networks(ADNs)with complex system model and power flow dynamics.The rapid fluctuation of RES power may easily result in frequent voltage violation issues.Taking the flexible RES reactive power as control variables,this paper proposes a two-layer control scheme with Koopman wide neural network(WNN)based model predictive control(MPC)method for optimal voltage regulation and network loss reduction.Based on Koopman operator theory,a data-driven WNN method is presented to fit a high-dimensional linear model of power flow.With the model,voltage and network loss sensitivities are computed analytically,and utilized for ADN partition and control model formulation.In the lower level,a dual-mode adaptive switching MPC strategy is put forward for optimal voltage control and network loss optimization in each individual partition to decide the RES reactive power.The upper level is to calculate the adjustment coefficients of the RES reactive power given in the low level by taking the coupling effects of different partitions into account,and then the final reactive power dispatches of RESs are obtained to realize optimal control of voltage and network loss.Simulation results on two ADNs demonstrate that the proposed strategy can reliably maintain the voltage at each node within the secure range,reduce network power losses,and enhance the overall system security and economic efficiency.
基金supported in part by the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong,China(ITS/136/20,ITS/234/21,MHP/096/22,ITS/235/22)Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center,InnoHK,China(8312051)+1 种基金Research Grants Council(RGC) of Hong Kong,China(CUHK 14217822,CUHK14207823,AoE/E-407/24-N)The Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK) Direct Grant。
文摘Realizing optimal control performance for continuum robots(CRs) poses huge challenges on traditional modelbased optimal control approaches due to their high degrees of freedom,complex nonlinear dynamics and soft continuum morphologies which are difficult to explicitly model.This paper proposes a model-free adaptive optimal control algorithm(ADAPT)for CRs.In our strategy,we consider CRs as a class of nonlinear continuous-time dynamical systems in the state space,wherein the position of the end-effector is considered as the state and the input torque is mapped as the control input.Then,the optimized Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman(HJB) equation is derived by optimal control principles,and subsequently solved by the proposed ADAPT algorithm without requiring knowledge of the original system dynamics.Under some mild assumptions,the global stability and convergence of the closed-loop control approach are guaranteed.Several simulation experiments are conducted on a magnetic CR(MCR) to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the ADAPT algorithm.
文摘Dear Editor,In this letter,we focus on the algebraic relationship between the coefficient matrices and the solution of the stochastic algebraic Riccati equation.It is revealed that,if the coefficient matrices are in an algebra,then the solution(and also the control gain in many cases)is also in the same algebra.The main result is verified by a numerical simulation.
文摘Aiming to solve the steering instability and hysteresis of agricultural robots in the process of movement,a fusion PID control method of particle swarm optimization(PSO)and genetic algorithm(GA)was proposed.The fusion algorithm took advantage of the fast optimization ability of PSO to optimize the population screening link of GA.The Simulink simulation results showed that the convergence of the fitness function of the fusion algorithm was accelerated,the system response adjustment time was reduced,and the overshoot was almost zero.Then the algorithm was applied to the steering test of agricultural robot in various scenes.After modeling the steering system of agricultural robot,the steering test results in the unloaded suspended state showed that the PID control based on fusion algorithm reduced the rise time,response adjustment time and overshoot of the system,and improved the response speed and stability of the system,compared with the artificial trial and error PID control and the PID control based on GA.The actual road steering test results showed that the PID control response rise time based on the fusion algorithm was the shortest,about 4.43 s.When the target pulse number was set to 100,the actual mean value in the steady-state regulation stage was about 102.9,which was the closest to the target value among the three control methods,and the overshoot was reduced at the same time.The steering test results under various scene states showed that the PID control based on the proposed fusion algorithm had good anti-interference ability,it can adapt to the changes of environment and load and improve the performance of the control system.It was effective in the steering control of agricultural robot.This method can provide a reference for the precise steering control of other robots.
基金co-supported by the Fund of Robot Technology Used for Special Environment Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province(No.22kftk01)the Key Research and Development Program of Heilongjiang,China(No.2024ZXJ07B05)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.92471103)。
文摘Unmanned aircraft are highly vulnerable to crosswind-induced turbulence during complex maneuvers such as turning,which can significantly compromise control and reduce autopilot effectiveness.This paper presents a novel control strategy to improve the controllability of unmanned aircraft in challenging wind conditions.First,the equations of motion for the aircraft are reformulated as a system of stochastic differential equations,which are subsequently transformed into a deterministic form.By modeling turbulence as a Gaussian random process and incorporating it directly into the control system,the proposed method proactively compensates for the adverse effects of turbulence.The transformation is achieved using semi-invariant techniques.Second,the control problem is formulated as an optimization task,aiming to minimize the deviation between the actual and desired turn characteristics,specifically the angular velocity.Finally,a new numerical method with proven global convergence is employed to compute the optimal autopilot parameters.Simulation results using a medium-range unmanned aircraft model under continuous turbulent gusts demonstrate that the proposed method significantly outperforms existing approaches,ensuring both stability and precision in turbulent wind conditions.
基金supported by NASA Oklahoma Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research(EPSCoR)Infrastructure Development,“Machine Learning Ocean World Biosignature Detection from Mass Spec,”(PI:Brett McKinney),Grant No.80NSSC24M0109Tandy School of Computer Science,The University of Tulsa.
文摘Bacterial growth requires strategic allocation of limited intracellular resources,especially under cold stress,where stabilized messenger ribonucleic acid(mRNA)secondary structures slow translation by impairing ribosome binding.Escherichia coli(E.coli)counters this bottleneck by inducing the cold-shock protein A(CspA),an RNA chaperone that remodels inhibitory structures.However,synthesizing CspA diverts biosynthetic capacity from ribosome production and metabolism,creating a fundamental resource-allocation trade-off.In this work,we develop a dynamical model capturing the interplay between metabolic precursors,ribosomes,and CspA,and use it to examine how growth and allocation patterns shift with temperature.Steady-state analysis shows that each temperature produces a distinct,locally stable equilibrium,illustrating how cold environments reshape cellular priorities.We then formulate growth maximization as an optimal control problem,solved using Pontryagin’s Maximum Principle,to identify allocation strategies that balance translation maintenance and biomass production.The resulting optimal strategies exhibit bang-bang and singular structures,highlighting periods of extreme and intermediate allocation that reflect how bacteria might dynamically prioritize competing cellular functions.These control patterns converge to their corresponding steady state allocations and provide quantitative insight into optimal resource management under cold stress.These results provide a quantitative optimal-control framework linking RNA-level cold-shock adaptation to proteome allocation and growth,yielding testable predictions for how bacteria balance translational maintenance and biomass production at suboptimal temperatures.
文摘Utility-scale PV plants increasingly operate under partial shading,soiling,temperature swings,and rapid irradiance ramps that depress yield and challenge stability on weak grids.This critical review addresses those conditions by(i)unifying a stressor-to-method taxonomy that links field stressors to global intelligent MPPT(metaheuristics and learning-based trackers)and to advanced inverter controls(adaptive/MPC and grid-forming),(ii)standardizing metrics and reporting aligned with IEC 61724-1 and IEEE 1547/1547.1 to enable fair,reproducible comparisons,and(iii)framing MPPT and grid support as a co-design problem with a DT→HIL→Field validation pathway and seedable scenarios.We identify persistent gaps—fragmented partial-shading benchmarks,limited low-SCR testing,and scarce field-grade validation—and compile a quantitative synthesis:global soiling typically reduces annual production by≈3%–5%,and hybrid/learning MPPT frequently report≈99%tracking efficiency under PSC in simulation/HIL studies.To demonstrate practical relevance,we validate the framework on a seeded scenario library:DRL trackers achieve medianηMPPT≈0.996 with t95≈0.19 s and Hybrid trackers≈0.992/0.26 s,outperforming Metaheuristics(≈0.984/0.42 s);at SCR=2.5,grid-forming control raises VRI from~0.78(tuned GFL)to~0.95 while keeping THD within 2.5%–3.2%,with all stacks meeting IEEE-1547.1 Category-II ride-through.The resulting taxonomy,standards-aligned reporting,and open seeds provide a replicable basis for comparable,grid-relevant benchmarking and clear guidance for real-world design and operations.
基金Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies at King Khalid University for funding this work through the Large Research Project(Grant No.RGP2/587/46).
文摘Photovoltaic(PV)systems in the field operate under complex,uncertain conditions rapid irradiance ramps,partial shading,temperature swings,surface soiling,and weak-grid disturbances including off-nominal frequency and voltage distortion that degrade energy yield and power quality.We propose a drift-aware,power-quality-constrained MPPT framework that co-optimizes MPPT,PLL,and current-loop gains under stochastic frequency drift,while enforcing IEEE-519 limits(per-order Ih/IL and TDD)during optimization.Unlike energy-only or THD-only methods,the design target integrates PQ constraints into the objective and is validated across calibrated drift scenarios with explicit per-order and TDD reporting.Operating scenarios are calibrated to Cameroon’s Southern Interconnected Grid and city-specific profiles(Douala/Yaoundé),combining measured-style irradiance/temperature traces,partial-shading patterns,and stochastic frequency drift up to±0.8 Hz with synthetic contingencies.Across a 30-scenario campaign,the proposed controller achievesηMPPT=99.3%–99.6%(vs.98.6%Incremental Conductance and 97.8%Perturb-and-Observe),lowers DC-link ripple by 35%–48%,reduces oscillatory PCC power by≈41%,maintains THD≤2.5%(5%limit)and PF≥0.99,and shortens irradiance-step settling from 85–110 ms to 50–65 ms.Sensitivity to PLL bandwidth shows a broad optimum(≈60–90 Hz)with minimum THD/ripple,and ablations confirm that explicit drift weighting is pivotal to ripple and THD suppression without sacrificing yield.The approach is controller-agnostic,firmware-deployable,and generalizes to other converter-interfaced renewables;we outline a short hardware-/HIL-validation path for adoption in Sub-Saharan grids.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42005086,91844301,and 41805100)the National Key Research and Development Programof China(No.2022YFC3703500)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M733028)the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(Nos.2021C03165 and 2022C03084)the Ecological and Environmental Scientific Research and Achievement Promotion Project of Zhejiang Province(No.2020HT0048).
文摘Assessing the impact of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds(VOCs)on ozone(O_(3))formation is vital for themanagement of emission reduction and pollution control.Continuousmeasurement of O_(3)and the major precursorswas conducted in a typical light industrial city in the YRD region from 1 May to 25 July in 2021.Alkanes were the most abundant VOC group,contributing to 55.0%of TVOCs concentration(56.43±21.10 ppb).OVOCs,aromatics,halides,alkenes,and alkynes contributed 18.7%,9.6%,9.3%,5.2%and 1.9%,respectively.The observational site shifted from a typical VOC control regime to a mixed regime from May to July,which can be explained by the significant increase of RO_(x)production,resulting in the transition of environment from NOx saturation to radical saturation with respect to O_(3)production.The optimal O_(3)control strategy should be dynamically changed depending on the transition of control regime.Under NOx saturation condition,minimizing the proportion of NOx in reduction could lead to better achievement of O_(3)alleviation.Under mixed control regime,the cut percentage gets the top priority for the effectiveness of O_(3)control.Five VOCs sources were identified:temperature dependent source(28.1%),vehicular exhausts(19.9%),petrochemical industries(7.2%),solvent&gasoline usage(32.3%)and manufacturing industries(12.6%).The increase of temperature and radiation would enhance the evaporation related VOC emissions,resulting in the increase of VOC concentration and the change of RO_(x)circulation.Our results highlight determination of the optimal control strategies for O_(3)pollution in a typical YRD industrial city.
基金Defense Industrial Technology Development Program (JCKY2020204B016)National Natural Science Foundation of China (92471206)。
文摘To better complete various missions, it is necessary to plan an optimal trajectory or provide the optimal control law for the multirole missile according to the actual situation, including launch conditions and target location. Since trajectory optimization struggles to meet real-time requirements, the emergence of data-based generation methods has become a significant focus in contemporary research. However, due to the large differences in the characteristics of the optimal control laws caused by the diversity of tasks, it is difficult to achieve good prediction results by modeling all data with one single model.Therefore, the modeling idea of the mixture of experts(MoE) is adopted. Firstly, the K-means clustering algorithm is used to partition the sample data set, and the corresponding neural network classification model is established as the gate switch of MoE. Then, the expert models, i.e., the mappings from the generation conditions to the optimal control law represented by the results of principal component analysis(PCA), are represented by Kriging models. Finally, multiple rounds of accuracy evaluation, sample supplementation, and model updating are conducted to improve the generation accuracy. The Monte Carlo simulation shows that the accuracy of the proposed model reaches 96% and the generation efficiency meets the real-time requirement.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12441502,12122506,12204230,and 12404554)the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2024ZD0300404)+6 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2021B1515020070)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant No.RCYX20200714114522109)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(CPSF)(2024M762114)Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(GZC20231727)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92165206 and 11974330)Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0301603)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities。
文摘We present a robust quantum optimal control framework for implementing fast entangling gates on ion-trap quantum processors.The framework leverages tailored laser pulses to drive the multiple vibrational sidebands of the ions to create phonon-mediated entangling gates and,unlike the state of the art,requires neither weakcoupling Lamb-Dicke approximation nor perturbation treatment.With the application of gradient-based optimal control,it enables finding amplitude-and phase-modulated laser control protocols that work without the Lamb-Dicke approximation,promising gate speeds on the order of microseconds comparable to the characteristic trap frequencies.Also,robustness requirements on the temperature of the ions and initial optical phase can be conveniently included to pursue high-quality fast gates against experimental imperfections.Our approach represents a step in speeding up quantum gates to achieve larger quantum circuits for quantum computation and simulation,and thus can find applications in near-future experiments.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62003214)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2024A1515012681)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(22ZR1443600)Shanghai Pujiang Programme(23PJD064).
文摘Dear Editor,This letter considers the problem of achieving optimal formation control in multiple vertical take-off and landing(VTOL)unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs).Specifically,the objective is to derive the vehicles to the desired formation shape while minimizing the total cost function.Leveraging the backstepping design,a distributed control strategy is proposed that incorporates a dynamic system for generating a reference trajectory and a trajectory tracking controller for each vehicle.
基金supported by the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant No.2021ZD0302100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12361131576,92265205,and 92476205).
文摘Quantum optimal control(QOC)relies on accurately modeling system dynamics and is often challenged by unknown or inaccessible interactions in real systems.Taking an unknown collective spin system as an example,this work introduces a machine-learning-based,data-driven scheme to overcome the challenges encountered,with a trained neural network(NN)assuming the role of a surrogate model that captures the system’s dynamics and subsequently enables QOC to be performed on the NN instead of on the real system.The trained NN surrogate proves effective for practical QOC tasks and is further demonstrated to be adaptable to different experimental conditions,remaining robust across varying system sizes and pulse durations.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62003019)the Young Talents Support Program of Beihang University,China(No.YWF21-BJ-J-1180)。
文摘This paper addresses the Singular Optimal Control Problem(SOCP)for a surface-to-air missile with limited control,fully considering aerodynamic effects with a parabolic drag polar.This problem is an extension of the typical Goddard problem.First,the classical Legendre-Clebsch condition is applied to derive optimal conditions for the singular angle of attack,revealing that the missile turns by gravity along the singular arc.Second,the higher-order differentiation of the switching function provides the necessary conditions to determine the optimal thrust,expressed as linear functions of the costate variables.The vanishing coefficient determinant is then employed to decouple the control and costate variables,yielding the singular thrust solely dependent on state variables and identifying the singular surface.Moreover,the analytical singular control can be regarded as path constraints subject to the typical Optimal Control Problem(OCP),enabling the GPOPS-Ⅱ,a direct method framework that does not involve the singular condition,to solve the SOCP.Finally,three cases with different structures are presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed method.The results show that it takes a few steps to obtain the numerical optimal solution,which is consistent with the analytical solution derived from the calculus of variations,highlighting its great computational accuracy and effectiveness.
文摘The electromagnetic levitation system(EMLS)serves as the most important part of any magnetic levitation system.However,its characteristics are defined by its highly nonlinear dynamics and instability.Furthermore,the uncertainties in the dynamics of an electromagnetic levitation system make the controller design more difficult.Therefore,it is necessary to design a robust control law that will ensure the system’s stability in the presence of these uncertainties.In this framework,the dynamics of an electromagnetic levitation system are addressed in terms of matched and unmatched uncertainties.The robust control problem is translated into the optimal control problem,where the uncertainties of the electromagnetic levitation system are directly reflected in the cost function.The optimal control method is used to solve the robust control problem.The solution to the optimal control problem for the electromagnetic levitation system is indeed a solution to the robust control problem of the electromagnetic levitation system under matched and unmatched uncertainties.The simulation and experimental results demonstrate the performance of the designed control scheme.The performance indices such as integral absolute error(IAE),integral square error(ISE),integral time absolute error(ITAE),and integral time square error(ITSE)are compared for both uncertainties to showcase the robustness of the designed control scheme.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under 62173172。
文摘This paper investigates the problem of fuzzy adaptive finite-time inverse optimal control for active suspension systems(ASSs).The fuzzy logic systems(FLSs)are utilized to learn the unknown non-linear dynamics and an auxiliary system is established.Based on the finite-time stability theory and inverse optimal theory,a fuzzy adaptive inverse finite-time inverse optimal control method is proposed.It is proven that the formulated control approach guarantees the stability of the controlled systems,while ensuring that errors converge to a small neighborhood of zero within finite time.Moreover,the optimized control performance can be achieved.Eventually,the simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed fuzzy adaptive finite-time inverse optimal control scheme.
基金supported in part by the Thai Nguyen University of Technology,Vietnam.
文摘This article presents an adaptive optimal control method for a semi-active suspension system.The model of the suspension system is built,in which the components of uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance are described.The adaptive optimal control law consists of the sum of the optimal control component and the adaptive control component.First,the optimal control law is designed for the model of the suspension system after ignoring the components of uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance caused by the road surface.The optimal control law expresses the desired dynamic characteristics of the suspension system.Next,the adaptive component is designed with the purpose of compensating for the effects caused by uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance caused by the road surface;the adaptive component has adaptive parameter rules to estimate uncertain parameters and exogenous disturbance.When exogenous disturbances are eliminated,the system responds with an optimal controller designed.By separating theoretically the dynamic of a semi-active suspension system,this solution allows the design of two separate controllers easily and has reduced the computational burden and the use of too many tools,thus allowing for more convenient hardware implementation.The simulation results also show the effectiveness of damping oscillations of the proposed solution in this article.
