KalMRACO: Unifying Kalman Filter and Model Reference Adaptive Control for Robust Control and Estimation of Uncertain Systems

Fuente: arXiv
Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Fosso, Lauritz Rismark, Holden, Christian, Ohrem, Sveinung Johan
Format: Preprint
Publié: 2025
Sujets:
Accès en ligne:
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
_version_ 1866918249806954496
author Fosso, Lauritz Rismark
Holden, Christian
Ohrem, Sveinung Johan
author_facet Fosso, Lauritz Rismark
Holden, Christian
Ohrem, Sveinung Johan
contents A common assumption when applying the Kalman filter is a priori knowledge of the system parameters. These parameters are not necessarily known, and this may limit real-world applications of the Kalman filter. The well-established Model Reference Adaptive Controller (MRAC) utilizes a known reference model and ensures that the input-output behavior of a potentially unknown system converges to that of the reference model. We present KalMRACO, a unification of the Kalman filter and MRAC leveraging the reference model of MRAC as the Kalman filter system model, thus eliminating, to a large degree, the need for knowledge of the underlying system parameters in the application of the Kalman filter. We also introduce the concept of blending estimated states and measurements in the feedback law to handle stability issues during the initial transient. KalMRACO is validated through simulations and lab trials on an underwater vehicle. Results show superior tracking of the reference model state, observer state convergence, and noise mitigation properties.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2512_14175
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle KalMRACO: Unifying Kalman Filter and Model Reference Adaptive Control for Robust Control and Estimation of Uncertain Systems
Fosso, Lauritz Rismark
Holden, Christian
Ohrem, Sveinung Johan
Systems and Control
A common assumption when applying the Kalman filter is a priori knowledge of the system parameters. These parameters are not necessarily known, and this may limit real-world applications of the Kalman filter. The well-established Model Reference Adaptive Controller (MRAC) utilizes a known reference model and ensures that the input-output behavior of a potentially unknown system converges to that of the reference model. We present KalMRACO, a unification of the Kalman filter and MRAC leveraging the reference model of MRAC as the Kalman filter system model, thus eliminating, to a large degree, the need for knowledge of the underlying system parameters in the application of the Kalman filter. We also introduce the concept of blending estimated states and measurements in the feedback law to handle stability issues during the initial transient. KalMRACO is validated through simulations and lab trials on an underwater vehicle. Results show superior tracking of the reference model state, observer state convergence, and noise mitigation properties.
title KalMRACO: Unifying Kalman Filter and Model Reference Adaptive Control for Robust Control and Estimation of Uncertain Systems
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14175