Barriernet: Differentiable control barrier functions for learning of safe robot control
Many safety-critical applications of neural networks, such as robotic control, require safety
guarantees. This article introduces a method for ensuring the safety of learned models for …
guarantees. This article introduces a method for ensuring the safety of learned models for …
Learning control barrier functions from expert demonstrations
Inspired by the success of imitation and inverse reinforcement learning in replicating expert
behavior through optimal control, we propose a learning based approach to safe controller …
behavior through optimal control, we propose a learning based approach to safe controller …
Learning safe control for multi-robot systems: Methods, verification, and open challenges
In this survey, we review the recent advances in control design methods for robotic multi-
agent systems (MAS), focusing on learning-based methods with safety considerations. We …
agent systems (MAS), focusing on learning-based methods with safety considerations. We …
Learning safe multi-agent control with decentralized neural barrier certificates
We study the multi-agent safe control problem where agents should avoid collisions to static
obstacles and collisions with each other while reaching their goals. Our core idea is to learn …
obstacles and collisions with each other while reaching their goals. Our core idea is to learn …
Advances in the Theory of Control Barrier Functions: Addressing practical challenges in safe control synthesis for autonomous and robotic systems
This tutorial paper presents recent work of the authors that extends the theory of Control
Barrier Functions (CBFs) to address practical challenges in the synthesis of safe controllers …
Barrier Functions (CBFs) to address practical challenges in the synthesis of safe controllers …
Promoting global stability in data-driven models of quadratic nonlinear dynamics
Modeling realistic fluid and plasma flows is computationally intensive, motivating the use of
reduced-order models for a variety of scientific and engineering tasks. However, it is …
reduced-order models for a variety of scientific and engineering tasks. However, it is …
Learning stability certificates from data
Many existing tools in nonlinear control theory for establishing stability or safety of a
dynamical system can be distilled to the construction of a certificate function which …
dynamical system can be distilled to the construction of a certificate function which …
Empowering autonomous driving with large language models: A safety perspective
Autonomous Driving (AD) encounters significant safety hurdles in long-tail unforeseen
driving scenarios, largely stemming from the non-interpretability and poor generalization of …
driving scenarios, largely stemming from the non-interpretability and poor generalization of …
Joint synthesis of safety certificate and safe control policy using constrained reinforcement learning
Safety is the major consideration in controlling complex dynamical systems using
reinforcement learning (RL), where the safety certificates can provide provable safety …
reinforcement learning (RL), where the safety certificates can provide provable safety …
Learning hybrid control barrier functions from data
Motivated by the lack of systematic tools to obtain safe control laws for hybrid systems, we
propose an optimization-based framework for learning certifiably safe control laws from data …
propose an optimization-based framework for learning certifiably safe control laws from data …