Sequential Rounding in Mixed-Integer Model Predictive Control

This paper interfaces combinatorial integral approximation strategies with the inherent robustness properties of conventional model predictive control with stabilizing terminal conditions to establish practical asymptotic stability results for finite-control set and mixed-integer model predictive control. We examine the impact of sequential control rounding on the closed-loop performance in terms of stability and optimality. Sum-up rounding … Read more

Binary Optimal Control by Trust-Region Steepest Descent

We present a trust-region steepest descent method for dynamic optimal control problems with binary-valued integrable control functions. Our method interprets the control function as an indicator function of a measurable set and makes set-valued adjustments derived from the sublevel sets of a topological gradient function. By combining this type of update with a trust-region framework, … Read more