[HTML][HTML] Mixed-integer optimal control problems with switching costs: a shortest path approach

F Bestehorn, C Hansknecht, C Kirches… - Mathematical …, 2021 - Springer
We investigate an extension of Mixed-Integer Optimal Control Problems by adding switching
costs, which enables the penalization of chattering and extends current modeling …

Sequential linear integer programming for integer optimal control with total variation regularization

S Leyffer, P Manns - ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of …, 2022 - esaim-cocv.org
We propose a trust-region method that solves a sequence of linear integer programs to
tackle integer optimal control problems regularized with a total variation penalty. The total …

Efficient solution of discrete subproblems arising in integer optimal control with total variation regularization

M Severitt, P Manns - INFORMS Journal on Computing, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider a class of integer linear programs (IPs) that arise as discretizations of trust-
region subproblems of a trust-region algorithm for the solution of control problems, where …

[HTML][HTML] Compactness and convergence rates in the combinatorial integral approximation decomposition

C Kirches, P Manns, S Ulbrich - Mathematical Programming, 2021 - Springer
The combinatorial integral approximation decomposition splits the optimization of a discrete-
valued control into two steps: solving a continuous relaxation of the discrete control problem …

Convergence of sum-up rounding schemes for cloaking problems governed by the Helmholtz equation

S Leyffer, P Manns, M Winckler - Computational Optimization and …, 2021 - Springer
We consider the problem of designing a cloak for waves described by the Helmholtz
equation from an integer programming point of view. The problem can be modeled as a PDE …

Mixed-integer real-time control of a building energy supply system

A Burda, D Bitner, F Bestehorn… - IEEE Control …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a methodology based on mixed-integer nonlinear model predictive control for a
real-time building energy management system in application to a single-family house with a …

Mixed-integer optimal control for multimodal chromatography

HG Bock, DH Cebulla, C Kirches, A Potschka - Computers & Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multimodal chromatography is a powerful tool in the downstream processing of
biopharmaceuticals. To fully benefit from this technology, an efficient process strategy must …

[PDF][PDF] Combinatorial algorithms and complexity of rounding problems arising in mixed-integer optimal control

F Bestehorn - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
The combinatorial decomposition approach, consisting of first solving a (nonlinear) relaxed
problem and then computing appropriate roundings recuperating the discrete controls, has …

[PDF][PDF] Matching algorithms and complexity results for constrained mixed-integer optimal control with switching costs

F Bestehorn, C Kirches - SIAM Journal on Optimization, 2020 - spp1962.wias-berlin.de
We extend recent work on the performance of the combinatorial integral approximation
decomposition approach for Mixed-Integer Optimal Control Problems (MIOCPs) in the …

Relaxed multibang regularization for the combinatorial integral approximation

P Manns - SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2021 - SIAM
Multibang regularization and combinatorial integral approximation decompositions are two
actively researched techniques for integer optimal control. We consider a class of polyhedral …