Data-Driven Computational Optimizal Control for Uncertain NonLinear Systems

Abstract

This report describes the development of the foundations of new computational algorithms for optimal control of high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems. The proposed optimal control architecture emphasizes the role of data-driven probability density function (PDF) equations instead of nonlinear dynamics in the control loop. This paradigm shift opens the possibility to integrate advanced numerical methods for high-dimensional PDF equations with optimization algorithms to mitigate the effects of uncertainty in high-dimensional nonlinear control systems. This effort developed scalable software and fast algorithms to compute the numerical solution to of high-dimensional PDF equations; developed a systematic methodology to compute the numerical solution to data-driven PDF equations; integrated the numerical algorithms to solve high-dimensional PDF equations into the proposed data-driven computational optimal control framework; and demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed data-driven control strategies in several applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 09, 2019
Accession Number
AD1090460

Entities

People

  • Daniele Venturi
  • Qi Gong

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Information Science
  • Kalman Filters
  • Linear Systems
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Model Predictive Control
  • Neural Networks
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Random Variables
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Robotics and Automation.