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Main Authors: Werthen-Brabants, Lorin, Simoens, Pieter
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15533
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author Werthen-Brabants, Lorin
Simoens, Pieter
author_facet Werthen-Brabants, Lorin
Simoens, Pieter
contents We present a sampling-based Model Predictive Control (MPC) method that implements Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) as an \emph{Ising machine}, suitable for novel forms of probabilistic computing. By expressing the control problem as a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problem, we map MPC onto an energy landscape suitable for Gibbs sampling from an Ising model. This formulation enables efficient exploration of (near-)optimal control trajectories. We demonstrate that the approach achieves accurate trajectory tracking compared to a reference MPPI implementation, highlighting the potential of Ising-based MPPI for real-time control in robotics and autonomous systems.
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spellingShingle Ising Machines for Model Predictive Path Integral-Based Optimal Control
Werthen-Brabants, Lorin
Simoens, Pieter
Systems and Control
We present a sampling-based Model Predictive Control (MPC) method that implements Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) as an \emph{Ising machine}, suitable for novel forms of probabilistic computing. By expressing the control problem as a Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) problem, we map MPC onto an energy landscape suitable for Gibbs sampling from an Ising model. This formulation enables efficient exploration of (near-)optimal control trajectories. We demonstrate that the approach achieves accurate trajectory tracking compared to a reference MPPI implementation, highlighting the potential of Ising-based MPPI for real-time control in robotics and autonomous systems.
title Ising Machines for Model Predictive Path Integral-Based Optimal Control
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15533