Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101301
Yu Kawano , Bart Besselink , Jacquelien M.A. Scherpen
Differential balancing theory for nonlinear model reduction relies on differential controllability and observability functions. In this paper, we further investigate them from two different perspectives. First, we establish novel connections between these differential energy functions and their incremental counterparts by assuming the existence of the corresponding optimal state feedback for each controllability function. Specifically, an upper bound on the incremental controllability/observability function is provided by the corresponding differential energy function. Conversely, an upper bound on the differential controllability function can be estimated from the incremental controllability function. Furthermore, the differential observability function can be constructed from the incremental observability function. Second, we explore the positive definiteness of the differential controllability/observability function in the context of controllability/observability and stability, generalizing well-known results on the Gramians of linear systems to the nonlinear case.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101305
Eloy Serrano-Seco, Eduardo Moya-Lasheras, Edgar Ramirez-Laboreo
Electromechanical switching devices such as relays, solenoid valves, and contactors offer several technical and economic advantages that make them widely used in industry. However, uncontrolled operations result in undesirable impact-related phenomena at the end of the stroke. As a solution, different soft-landing controls have been proposed. Among them, feedforward control with iterative techniques that adapt its parameters is a solution when real-time feedback is not available. However, these techniques typically require a large number of operations to converge or are computationally intensive, which limits a real implementation. In this paper, we present a new algorithm for the iterative adaptation that is able to eventually adapt the search coordinate system and to reduce the search dimensional size in order to accelerate convergence. Moreover, it automatically toggles between a derivative-free and a gradient-based method to balance exploration and exploitation. To demonstrate the high potential of the proposal, each novel part of the algorithm is compared with a state-of-the-art approach via simulation.
{"title":"A hybrid algorithm for iterative adaptation of feedforward controllers: An application on electromechanical switches","authors":"Eloy Serrano-Seco, Eduardo Moya-Lasheras, Edgar Ramirez-Laboreo","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electromechanical switching devices such as relays, solenoid valves, and contactors offer several technical and economic advantages that make them widely used in industry. However, uncontrolled operations result in undesirable impact-related phenomena at the end of the stroke. As a solution, different soft-landing controls have been proposed. Among them, feedforward control with iterative techniques that adapt its parameters is a solution when real-time feedback is not available. However, these techniques typically require a large number of operations to converge or are computationally intensive, which limits a real implementation. In this paper, we present a new algorithm for the iterative adaptation that is able to eventually adapt the search coordinate system and to reduce the search dimensional size in order to accelerate convergence. Moreover, it automatically toggles between a derivative-free and a gradient-based method to balance exploration and exploitation. To demonstrate the high potential of the proposal, each novel part of the algorithm is compared with a state-of-the-art approach via simulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101305"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101314
Shuhao Zhang, Jan Swevers
This paper proposes a novel approach to formulate time-optimal point-to-point motion planning and control under uncertainty. The approach defines a robustified two-stage Optimal Control Problem (OCP), in which stage 1, with a fixed time grid, is seamlessly stitched with stage 2, which features a variable time grid. Stage 1 optimizes not only the nominal trajectory, but also feedback gains and corresponding state covariances, which robustify constraints in both stages. The outcome is a minimized uncertainty in stage 1 and a minimized total motion time for stage 2, both contributing to the time optimality and safety of the total motion. A timely replanning strategy is employed to handle changes in constraints and maintain feasibility, while a tailored iterative algorithm is proposed for efficient, real-time OCP execution.
{"title":"Robustified time-optimal point-to-point motion planning and control under uncertainty","authors":"Shuhao Zhang, Jan Swevers","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper proposes a novel approach to formulate time-optimal point-to-point motion planning and control under uncertainty. The approach defines a robustified two-stage Optimal Control Problem (OCP), in which stage 1, with a fixed time grid, is seamlessly stitched with stage 2, which features a variable time grid. Stage 1 optimizes not only the nominal trajectory, but also feedback gains and corresponding state covariances, which robustify constraints in both stages. The outcome is a minimized uncertainty in stage 1 and a minimized total motion time for stage 2, both contributing to the time optimality and safety of the total motion. A timely replanning strategy is employed to handle changes in constraints and maintain feasibility, while a tailored iterative algorithm is proposed for efficient, real-time OCP execution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper, we propose an active fault-tolerant control law, based on a fault estimation method and on differential flatness, for a three-phase inverter, connected to the grid by LCL filters. The system is vulnerable to multiple faults, therefore an active fault-tolerant control is required to preserve the electrical power conversion between renewable resources and the grid. First, the fault estimation is achieved using our recent algorithm (Laaziz et al., 2024), based on a left inversion technique and on the super-twisting differentiator, and then, an active fault-tolerant control law based on a differential flatness approach is applied. In the paper, we provide a flatness analysis of the inverter and its LCL filters in healthy and faulty conditions. In particular, we show that the flat output is the same for both healthy and faulty systems, which is crucial for the active fault-tolerant control law design. This common flat output is computed thanks to a new model of the inverter and its output LCL filters. Several simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method under both healthy and faulty conditions, including symmetric and asymmetric faults.
本文针对采用LCL滤波器并网的三相逆变器,提出了一种基于故障估计方法和差分平坦度的主动容错控制律。系统易受多种故障的影响,因此需要主动容错控制来保证可再生资源与电网之间的电力转换。首先,使用我们最新的基于左反演技术和超扭转微分器的算法(Laaziz et al., 2024)实现故障估计,然后应用基于微分平坦度方法的主动容错控制律。本文给出了逆变器及其LCL滤波器在正常和故障状态下的平整度分析。特别是,我们证明了健康系统和故障系统的平坦输出是相同的,这对于主动容错控制律的设计至关重要。这种常见的平坦输出是由于一种新型的逆变器及其输出LCL滤波器而计算出来的。仿真结果证明了该方法在健康和故障条件下的有效性,包括对称和非对称故障。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101290
Mohammad Fahim Shakib, Alessio Moreschini, Giordano Scarciotti
This article introduces a novel model reduction method that preserves dissipativity properties while achieving moment matching at user-specified interpolation points. Building on the time-domain moment matching framework, our approach leverages the flexibility of free parameters in reduced-order models to ensure the preservation of -dissipativity, independent of the state dimension of the reduced model or the location of the interpolation points. By preserving dissipativity, this method enables more reliable and efficient reduced-order models for large-scale systems, while maintaining key physical and stability properties. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed approach.
{"title":"Dissipativity-preserving model reduction for linear systems using moment matching","authors":"Mohammad Fahim Shakib, Alessio Moreschini, Giordano Scarciotti","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101290","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101290","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article introduces a novel model reduction method that preserves dissipativity properties while achieving moment matching at user-specified interpolation points. Building on the time-domain moment matching framework, our approach leverages the flexibility of free parameters in reduced-order models to ensure the preservation of <span><math><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>Q</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>S</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>R</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span>-dissipativity, independent of the state dimension of the reduced model or the location of the interpolation points. By preserving dissipativity, this method enables more reliable and efficient reduced-order models for large-scale systems, while maintaining key physical and stability properties. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101290"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101296
Youssef Ait Si , Antoine Girard , Adnane Saoud
This paper addresses the challenge of ensuring robustness in the presence of system perturbations for symbolic control techniques. Given a discrete-time control system that is related to its symbolic model by an alternating simulation relation. In this paper, we focus on computing the maximum robustness margin under which the symbolic model remains valid for a perturbed-version of the discrete-time control system. We first show that symbolic models are inherently equipped with a certain free robustness margins. We then provide constructive procedures to compute uniform and non-uniform (state and input dependent) robustness margins. We also show that the tightness of the robustness margin depends on the tightness of the reachability technique used to compute the symbolic model. We then explain how the computed robustness margin can be used for the sake of controller synthesis. Finally, we present two illustrative examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.
{"title":"Symbolic control: Unveiling free robustness margins","authors":"Youssef Ait Si , Antoine Girard , Adnane Saoud","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper addresses the challenge of ensuring robustness in the presence of system perturbations for symbolic control techniques. Given a discrete-time control system that is related to its symbolic model by an alternating simulation relation. In this paper, we focus on computing the maximum robustness margin under which the symbolic model remains valid for a perturbed-version of the discrete-time control system. We first show that symbolic models are inherently equipped with a certain free robustness margins. We then provide constructive procedures to compute uniform and non-uniform (state and input dependent) robustness margins. We also show that the tightness of the robustness margin depends on the tightness of the reachability technique used to compute the symbolic model. We then explain how the computed robustness margin can be used for the sake of controller synthesis. Finally, we present two illustrative examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The assessment of robust stability and performance of systems affected by Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) and Linear Time-Varying (LTV) uncertainties with bounded rates of variation is still an open problem and yet of importance. To this purpose, Integral Quadratic Constraints (IQCs) can be used to derive sufficient conditions in terms of Frequency Domain Inequalities (FDIs) involving both dynamic and static multipliers. In this paper, a new fully frequency-based approach is proposed which offers two main advantages. Firstly, LTI uncertainties are characterized by the independent frequency-by-frequency multipliers of -analysis, which are much less conservative than those used in IQC approaches, for which a basis must be chosen arbitrarily. Secondly, sub-optimal (but relevant) solutions can be obtained by iteratively optimizing the static and frequency-dependent multipliers. This lightens the computational load and makes the method more applicable to real systems.
{"title":"Robust stability and performance analysis in the presence of LTI and LTV uncertainties with bounded rates of variation","authors":"Tommaso Casati , Clément Roos , Jean-Marc Biannic , Hélène Evain","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The assessment of robust stability and performance of systems affected by Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) and Linear Time-Varying (LTV) uncertainties with bounded rates of variation is still an open problem and yet of importance. To this purpose, Integral Quadratic Constraints (IQCs) can be used to derive sufficient conditions in terms of Frequency Domain Inequalities (FDIs) involving both dynamic and static multipliers. In this paper, a new fully frequency-based approach is proposed which offers two main advantages. Firstly, LTI uncertainties are characterized by the independent frequency-by-frequency multipliers of <span><math><mi>μ</mi></math></span>-analysis, which are much less conservative than those used in IQC approaches, for which a basis must be chosen arbitrarily. Secondly, sub-optimal (but relevant) solutions can be obtained by iteratively optimizing the static and frequency-dependent multipliers. This lightens the computational load and makes the method more applicable to real systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101332
Riccardo Brumali, Guido Carnevale, Giuseppe Notarstefano
In this paper, we propose MAcroscopic Consensus and micRoscopic gradient-based OPTimization (MACROPT), a novel distributed method for a network of agents able to learn a probabilistic macroscopic model and concurrently optimize it by acting on the microscopic agents’ states. The macroscopic model is defined through the aggregation of local kernels each representing a probabilistic feature of a single agent (e.g., its local sensing model), while the optimization is done with respect to a given cost index, e.g., the Kullback–Leibler divergence with respect to a target distribution. MACROPT improves the macroscopic model by microscopically coordinating the agents according to a distributed gradient-based policy. Concurrently, it allows each agent to locally learn the macroscopic model through a consensus-based mechanism. We analyze the resulting interconnected method through the lens of system theory. We demonstrate that MACROPT asymptotically converges to the set of stationary points of the nonconvex cost function. The theoretical findings are supported by numerical simulations in sensor network event-detection scenarios.
{"title":"Distributed learning and optimization of a multi-agent macroscopic probabilistic model","authors":"Riccardo Brumali, Guido Carnevale, Giuseppe Notarstefano","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we propose MAcroscopic Consensus and micRoscopic gradient-based OPTimization (MACROPT), a novel distributed method for a network of agents able to learn a probabilistic macroscopic model and concurrently optimize it by acting on the microscopic agents’ states. The macroscopic model is defined through the aggregation of local kernels each representing a probabilistic feature of a single agent (e.g., its local sensing model), while the optimization is done with respect to a given cost index, e.g., the Kullback–Leibler divergence with respect to a target distribution. MACROPT improves the macroscopic model by microscopically coordinating the agents according to a distributed gradient-based policy. Concurrently, it allows each agent to locally learn the macroscopic model through a consensus-based mechanism. We analyze the resulting interconnected method through the lens of system theory. We demonstrate that MACROPT asymptotically converges to the set of stationary points of the nonconvex cost function. The theoretical findings are supported by numerical simulations in sensor network event-detection scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Modern vehicles have evolved from mechanical systems to complex and connected ones controlled by numerous digital computers interconnected through internal networks. While this development has improved their efficiency and safety, it also brings new potential risks, particularly cyber-attacks. Several studies have explored the security of vehicle dynamics against such threats. Among these dynamics, the vehicle’s lateral dynamics are crucial for maintaining stability and control during turns and maneuvers, making them a key focus of research. However, only a few recent studies have specifically investigated the security of lateral dynamics. This paper explores the potential for zero dynamics attacks on the vehicle’s lateral dynamics, where the attacker can remain undetected by leaving no trace on the system’s outputs. Three scenarios are studied: when the output includes yaw rate, lateral acceleration, and their combination. These two critical measurements of a vehicle’s lateral motion are accessible through the inertial measurement units (IMU) in every vehicle. For each scenario, the impact of zero dynamics attacks on system performance is analyzed and illustrated through simulations. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for securing vehicles’ lateral dynamics against such attacks.
{"title":"Cyber–physical security of vehicles: Zero dynamics attacks against vehicle’s lateral dynamics","authors":"Ghadeer Shaaban , Hassen Fourati , Alain Kibangou , Christophe Prieur , Mohammad Pirani","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern vehicles have evolved from mechanical systems to complex and connected ones controlled by numerous digital computers interconnected through internal networks. While this development has improved their efficiency and safety, it also brings new potential risks, particularly cyber-attacks. Several studies have explored the security of vehicle dynamics against such threats. Among these dynamics, the vehicle’s lateral dynamics are crucial for maintaining stability and control during turns and maneuvers, making them a key focus of research. However, only a few recent studies have specifically investigated the security of lateral dynamics. This paper explores the potential for zero dynamics attacks on the vehicle’s lateral dynamics, where the attacker can remain undetected by leaving no trace on the system’s outputs. Three scenarios are studied: when the output includes yaw rate, lateral acceleration, and their combination. These two critical measurements of a vehicle’s lateral motion are accessible through the inertial measurement units (IMU) in every vehicle. For each scenario, the impact of zero dynamics attacks on system performance is analyzed and illustrated through simulations. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for securing vehicles’ lateral dynamics against such attacks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101312
Victor Nan Fernandez-Ayala , Jorge Silva , Meng Guo , Dimos V. Dimarogonas
We propose a framework enabling mobile manipulators to reliably complete pick-and-place tasks for assembling structures from construction blocks. The picking uses an eye-in-hand visual servoing controller for object tracking with Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to ensure fiducial markers in the blocks remain visible. An additional robot with an eye-to-hand setup ensures precise placement, critical for structural stability. We integrate human-in-the-loop capabilities for flexibility and fault correction and analyze robustness to camera pose errors, proposing adapted barrier functions to handle them. Lastly, experiments validate the framework on 6-DoF mobile arms.
{"title":"Robust visual servoing under human supervision for assembly tasks","authors":"Victor Nan Fernandez-Ayala , Jorge Silva , Meng Guo , Dimos V. Dimarogonas","doi":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejcon.2025.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We propose a framework enabling mobile manipulators to reliably complete pick-and-place tasks for assembling structures from construction blocks. The picking uses an eye-in-hand visual servoing controller for object tracking with Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) to ensure fiducial markers in the blocks remain visible. An additional robot with an eye-to-hand setup ensures precise placement, critical for structural stability. We integrate human-in-the-loop capabilities for flexibility and fault correction and analyze robustness to camera pose errors, proposing adapted barrier functions to handle them. Lastly, experiments validate the framework on 6-DoF mobile arms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50489,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Control","volume":"86 ","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}