Title
Numerical Algebraic Geometry for Optimal Control Applications.
Abstract
A new technique for solving polynomial nonlinear constrained optimal control problems is presented. The problem is reformulated into a parametric optimization problem, which in turn is solved in a two-step procedure. First, in a precomputation step, the equation part of the corresponding first order optimality conditions is solved for a generic value of the parameter. Relying on the underlying algebraic geometry, this first solution makes it possible to solve efficiently and in real time the corresponding optimal control problem at the measured parameter value for each subsequent time step. This approach has a probability one guarantee of finding the global optimal solution at each step. Controller synthesis for two applications from the area of power electronics featuring a dc-ac converter and a dc-dc converter are discussed to motivate the proposed approach.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1137/090768308
SIAM JOURNAL ON OPTIMIZATION
Keywords
DocType
Volume
optimal control,model predictive control,receding horizon control,power electronics,controller synthesis,numerical algebraic geometry,homotopy continuation
Journal
21
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1052-6234
4
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.51
6
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Philipp Rostalski19412.03
Ioannis A. Fotiou2121.80
Daniel J. Bates310312.03
Andrea Giovanni Beccuti415717.84
Manfred Morari56006918.33