[HTML][HTML] Funnel MPC for nonlinear systems with arbitrary relative degree

T Berger, D Dennstädt - Automatica, 2024 - Elsevier
The model predictive control (MPC) scheme funnel MPC enables output tracking of smooth
reference signals with prescribed error bounds for nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems …

[HTML][HTML] Model predictive control of a magnetic levitation system with prescribed output tracking performance

B Oppeneiger, L Lanza, M Schell, D Dennstädt… - Control Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
To guarantee the safe and dependable operation of a magnetic levitation train, the distance
between the magnet and the reaction rail needs to be kept within a given range. In this work …

[PDF][PDF] Control and safe continual learning of output-constrained nonlinear systems

L Lanza, D Dennstädt, K Worthmann… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - researchgate.net
We propose a novel learning-based tracking controller for nonlinear systems of arbitrary
relative degree. Here, we use sample-and-hold input signals and derive a bound on the …

[HTML][HTML] Sampled-data funnel control and its use for safe continual learning

L Lanza, D Dennstädt, K Worthmann, P Schmitz… - Systems & Control …, 2024 - Elsevier
We propose a novel sampled-data output-feedback controller for nonlinear systems of
arbitrary relative degree that ensures reference tracking within prescribed error bounds. We …

Reinforcement learning for docking maneuvers with prescribed performance

S Gottschalk, L Lanza, K Worthmann… - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2024 - Elsevier
We propose a two-component data-driven controller to safely perform docking maneuvers
for satellites. Reinforcement Learning is used to deduce an optimal control policy based on …

On model predictive control with sampled-data input for output tracking with prescribed performance

D Dennstädt, L Lanza… - 2024 European Control …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a model predictive control (MPC) scheme with sampled-data input which
ensures output-reference tracking within prescribed error bounds for relative-degree-one …

[PDF][PDF] Safe continual learning in model predictive control with prescribed bounds on the tracking error

L Lanza, D Dennstädt, T Berger, K Worthmann - math.uni-paderborn.de
Abstract Recently, robust funnel Model Predictive Control (MPC) was introduced, which
consists of model-based funnel MPC and model-free funnel control for its robustification wrt …