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Main Authors: Nuchkrua, Thanana, Boonto, Sudchai
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00812
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author Nuchkrua, Thanana
Boonto, Sudchai
author_facet Nuchkrua, Thanana
Boonto, Sudchai
contents Learning-enabled control systems must maintain safety when system dynamics and sensing conditions change abruptly. Although stochastic latent-state models enable uncertainty-aware control, most existing approaches rely on fixed internal representations and can degrade significantly under distributional shift. This letter proposes a \emph{cognitive-flexible control} framework in which latent belief representations adapt online, while the control law remains explicit and safety-certified. We introduce a Cognitive-Flexible Deep Stochastic State-Space Model (CF--DeepSSSM) that reorganizes latent representations subject to a bounded \emph{Cognitive Flexibility Index} (CFI), and embeds the adapted model within a Bayesian model predictive control (MPC) scheme. We establish guarantees on bounded posterior drift, recursive feasibility, and closed-loop stability. Simulation results under abrupt changes in system dynamics and observations demonstrate safe representation adaptation with rapid performance recovery, highlighting the benefits of learning-enabled, rather than learning-based, control for nonstationary cyber--physical systems.
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spellingShingle Cognitive-Flexible Control via Latent Model Reorganization with Predictive Safety Guarantees
Nuchkrua, Thanana
Boonto, Sudchai
Systems and Control
Learning-enabled control systems must maintain safety when system dynamics and sensing conditions change abruptly. Although stochastic latent-state models enable uncertainty-aware control, most existing approaches rely on fixed internal representations and can degrade significantly under distributional shift. This letter proposes a \emph{cognitive-flexible control} framework in which latent belief representations adapt online, while the control law remains explicit and safety-certified. We introduce a Cognitive-Flexible Deep Stochastic State-Space Model (CF--DeepSSSM) that reorganizes latent representations subject to a bounded \emph{Cognitive Flexibility Index} (CFI), and embeds the adapted model within a Bayesian model predictive control (MPC) scheme. We establish guarantees on bounded posterior drift, recursive feasibility, and closed-loop stability. Simulation results under abrupt changes in system dynamics and observations demonstrate safe representation adaptation with rapid performance recovery, highlighting the benefits of learning-enabled, rather than learning-based, control for nonstationary cyber--physical systems.
title Cognitive-Flexible Control via Latent Model Reorganization with Predictive Safety Guarantees
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00812