On the sample complexity of stabilizing linear dynamical systems from data

SWR Werner, B Peherstorfer - Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2024 - Springer
Learning controllers from data for stabilizing dynamical systems typically follows a two-step
process of first identifying a model and then constructing a controller based on the identified …

Fixed-order H-infinity controller design for port-Hamiltonian systems

P Schwerdtner, M Voigt - Automatica, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a new fixed-order H-infinity controller design method for potentially large-scale
port-Hamiltonian (pH) plants. Our method computes controllers that are also pH (and thus …

Low-complexity linear parameter-varying approximations of incompressible Navier-Stokes equations for truncated state-dependent Riccati feedback

J Heiland, SWR Werner - IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nonlinear feedback design via state-dependent Riccati equations is well established but
unfeasible for large-scale systems because of computational costs. If the system can be …

System stabilization with policy optimization on unstable latent manifolds

SWR Werner, B Peherstorfer - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2025 - Elsevier
Stability is a basic requirement when studying the behavior of dynamical systems. However,
stabilizing dynamical systems via reinforcement learning is challenging because only little …

Data-driven stabilization of an oscillating flow with linear time-invariant controllers

W Jussiau, C Leclercq, F Demourant… - Journal of Fluid …, 2024 - cambridge.org
This paper presents advances towards the data-based control of periodic oscillator flows,
from their fully developed regime to their equilibrium stabilized in closed loop, with linear …

A low-rank solution method for Riccati equations with indefinite quadratic terms

P Benner, J Heiland, SWR Werner - Numerical Algorithms, 2023 - Springer
Algebraic Riccati equations with indefinite quadratic terms play an important role in
applications related to robust controller design. While there are many established …

Data-driven stabilization of an oscillating flow with LTI controllers

W Jussiau, C Leclercq, F Demourant… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper presents advances towards the data-based control of periodic oscillator flows,
from their fully-developed regime to their equilibrium stabilized in closed-loop, with linear …

Using factorizations in Newton's method for solving general large-scale algebraic Riccati equations

J Saak, SWR Werner - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.06844, 2024 - arxiv.org
Continuous-time algebraic Riccati equations can be found in many disciplines in different
forms. In the case of small-scale dense coefficient matrices, stabilizing solutions can be …

Statistical Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for model reduction in feedback control

S Dolgov, D Kalise, L Saluzzi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.16332, 2023 - arxiv.org
Feedback control synthesis for nonlinear, parameter-dependent fluid flow control problems
is considered. The optimal feedback law requires the solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi …

Multifidelity Robust Controller Design with Gradient Sampling

SWR Werner, ML Overton, B Peherstorfer - SIAM Journal on Scientific …, 2023 - SIAM
Robust controllers that stabilize dynamical systems even under disturbances and noise are
often formulated as solutions of nonsmooth, nonconvex optimization problems. While …