Adapt and Stabilize, Then Learn and Optimize: A New Approach to Adaptive LQR

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Autores principales: Fisher, Peter A., Annaswamy, Anuradha M.
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author Fisher, Peter A.
Annaswamy, Anuradha M.
author_facet Fisher, Peter A.
Annaswamy, Anuradha M.
contents This paper focuses on adaptive control of the discrete-time linear quadratic regulator (adaptive LQR). Recent literature has made significant contributions in proving non-asymptotic convergence rates, but existing approaches have a few drawbacks that pose barriers for practical implementation. These drawbacks include (i) a requirement of an initial stabilizing controller, (ii) a reliance on exploration for closed-loop stability, and/or (iii) computationally intensive algorithms. This paper proposes a new algorithm that overcomes these drawbacks for a particular class of discrete-time systems. This algorithm leverages direct model-reference adaptive control (direct MRAC) and combines it with an epoch-based approach in order to address the drawbacks (i)-(iii) with a provable high-probability regret bound comparable to existing literature. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed approach yields regrets that are comparable to those from existing methods when the conditions (i) and (ii) are met, and yields regrets that are significantly smaller when either of these two conditions is not met.
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spellingShingle Adapt and Stabilize, Then Learn and Optimize: A New Approach to Adaptive LQR
Fisher, Peter A.
Annaswamy, Anuradha M.
Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
This paper focuses on adaptive control of the discrete-time linear quadratic regulator (adaptive LQR). Recent literature has made significant contributions in proving non-asymptotic convergence rates, but existing approaches have a few drawbacks that pose barriers for practical implementation. These drawbacks include (i) a requirement of an initial stabilizing controller, (ii) a reliance on exploration for closed-loop stability, and/or (iii) computationally intensive algorithms. This paper proposes a new algorithm that overcomes these drawbacks for a particular class of discrete-time systems. This algorithm leverages direct model-reference adaptive control (direct MRAC) and combines it with an epoch-based approach in order to address the drawbacks (i)-(iii) with a provable high-probability regret bound comparable to existing literature. Simulations demonstrate that the proposed approach yields regrets that are comparable to those from existing methods when the conditions (i) and (ii) are met, and yields regrets that are significantly smaller when either of these two conditions is not met.
title Adapt and Stabilize, Then Learn and Optimize: A New Approach to Adaptive LQR
topic Systems and Control
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04565