Computing Solutions to the Polynomial-Polynomial Regulator Problem

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Autores principales: Corbin, Nicholas A., Kramer, Boris
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author Corbin, Nicholas A.
Kramer, Boris
author_facet Corbin, Nicholas A.
Kramer, Boris
contents We consider the optimal regulation problem for nonlinear control-affine dynamical systems. Whereas the linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) considers optimal control of a linear system with quadratic cost function, we study polynomial systems with polynomial cost functions; we call this problem the polynomial-polynomial regulator (PPR). The resulting polynomial feedback laws provide two potential improvements over linear feedback laws: 1) they more accurately approximate the optimal control law, resulting in lower control costs, and 2) for some problems they can provide a larger region of stabilization. We derive explicit formulas -- and a scalable, general purpose software implementation -- for computing the polynomial approximation to the value function that solves the optimal control problem. The method is illustrated first on a low-dimensional aircraft stall stabilization example, for which PPR control recovers the aircraft from more severe stall conditions than LQR control. Then we demonstrate the scalability of the approach on a semidiscretization of dimension $n=129$ of a partial differential equation, for which the PPR control reduces the control cost by approximately 75% compared to LQR for the initial condition of interest.
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Corbin, Nicholas A.
Kramer, Boris
Optimization and Control
We consider the optimal regulation problem for nonlinear control-affine dynamical systems. Whereas the linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) considers optimal control of a linear system with quadratic cost function, we study polynomial systems with polynomial cost functions; we call this problem the polynomial-polynomial regulator (PPR). The resulting polynomial feedback laws provide two potential improvements over linear feedback laws: 1) they more accurately approximate the optimal control law, resulting in lower control costs, and 2) for some problems they can provide a larger region of stabilization. We derive explicit formulas -- and a scalable, general purpose software implementation -- for computing the polynomial approximation to the value function that solves the optimal control problem. The method is illustrated first on a low-dimensional aircraft stall stabilization example, for which PPR control recovers the aircraft from more severe stall conditions than LQR control. Then we demonstrate the scalability of the approach on a semidiscretization of dimension $n=129$ of a partial differential equation, for which the PPR control reduces the control cost by approximately 75% compared to LQR for the initial condition of interest.
title Computing Solutions to the Polynomial-Polynomial Regulator Problem
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.22291