Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications

A switched system is a dynamic system that operates by switching between different subsystems or modes. Such systems exhibit both continuous and discrete characteristics—a dual nature that makes designing effective control policies a challenging task. The purpose of this paper is to review some of t...

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Main Authors: Lin, Qun, Loxton, Ryan, Teo, Kok Lay
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer-Verlag 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47593
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description A switched system is a dynamic system that operates by switching between different subsystems or modes. Such systems exhibit both continuous and discrete characteristics—a dual nature that makes designing effective control policies a challenging task. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the latest computational techniques for generating optimal control laws for switched systems with nonlinear dynamics and continuous inequality constraints. We discuss computational strategiesfor optimizing both the times at which a switched system switches from one mode to another (the so-called switching times) and the sequence in which a switched system operates its various possible modes (the so-called switching sequence). These strategies involve novel combinations of the control parameterization method, the timescaling transformation, and bilevel programming and binary relaxation techniques. We conclude the paper by discussing a number of switched system optimal control models arising in practical applications.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-475932019-02-19T05:35:23Z Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications Lin, Qun Loxton, Ryan Teo, Kok Lay Nonlinear system Switched system Nonlinear optimization Optimal control A switched system is a dynamic system that operates by switching between different subsystems or modes. Such systems exhibit both continuous and discrete characteristics—a dual nature that makes designing effective control policies a challenging task. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the latest computational techniques for generating optimal control laws for switched systems with nonlinear dynamics and continuous inequality constraints. We discuss computational strategiesfor optimizing both the times at which a switched system switches from one mode to another (the so-called switching times) and the sequence in which a switched system operates its various possible modes (the so-called switching sequence). These strategies involve novel combinations of the control parameterization method, the timescaling transformation, and bilevel programming and binary relaxation techniques. We conclude the paper by discussing a number of switched system optimal control models arising in practical applications. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47593 10.1007/s40305-013-0021-z Springer-Verlag fulltext
spellingShingle Nonlinear system
Switched system
Nonlinear optimization
Optimal control
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title_full Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title_fullStr Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title_full_unstemmed Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title_short Optimal Control of Nonlinear Switched Systems: Computational Methods and Applications
title_sort optimal control of nonlinear switched systems: computational methods and applications
topic Nonlinear system
Switched system
Nonlinear optimization
Optimal control
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47593