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Federico Porcari

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arXiv2026

A subspace approach to data-driven predictive control for linear parameter-varying systems

This paper presents a subspace data-driven predictive control method for linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems. Starting from an affine LPV state-space model in innovation form, we derive a multi-step predictor that separates the effects of past data, future inputs, scheduling trajectories, and innovations. By projecting this representation onto the row span of lifted input-output-scheduling data, we obtain an asymptotically unbiased data-driven predictor that can be embedded directly in a receding-horizon control problem, without explicitly identifying an LPV model. To make the resulting LPV data-driven predictive control (DDPC) formulation tractable, we introduce an LPV extension of $\gamma$-DDPC based on an LQ factorization. This formulation fixes the number of online decision variables independently of the length of the dataset. A reduced-order predictor is then proposed to curb the exponential growth of scheduling-dependent regressors, which also relaxes the persistence-of-excitation condition. Simulation studies, including an unbalanced-disk example, show that the proposed controller achieves good tracking performance and, compared to existing LPV DDPC schemes, achieves better robustness to measurement noise and reduced computational cost, making multi-step LPV DDPC practically deployable, even with longer past horizons.

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arXiv2025

eXplainable AI for data driven control: an inverse optimal control approach

Understanding the behavior of black-box data-driven controllers is a key challenge in modern control design. In this work, we propose an eXplainable AI (XAI) methodology based on Inverse Optimal Control (IOC) to obtain local explanations for the behavior of a controller operating around a given region. Specifically, we extract the weights assigned to tracking errors and control effort in the implicit cost function that a black-box controller is optimizing, offering a more transparent and interpretable representation of the controller's underlying objectives. This approach presents connections with well-established XAI techniques, such as Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME) since it is still based on a local approximation of the control policy. However, rather being limited to a standard sensitivity analysis, the explanation provided by our method relies on the solution of an inverse Linear Quadratic (LQ) problem, offering a structured and more control-relevant perspective. Numerical examples demonstrate that the inferred cost function consistently provides a deeper understanding of the controller's decision-making process, shedding light on otherwise counterintuitive or unexpected phenomena.

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arXiv2023

Data-driven control of input saturated systems: a LMI-based approach

This paper addresses three complex control challenges related to input-saturated systems from a data-driven perspective. Unlike the traditional two-stage process involving system identification and model-based control, the proposed approach eliminates the need for an explicit model description. The method combines data-based closed-loop representations, Lyapunov theory, instrumental variables, and a generalized sector condition to formulate data-driven linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). These LMIs are applied to maximize the origin's basin of attraction, minimize the closed-loop reachable set with bounded disturbances, and introduce a new data-driven $\ell_2$-gain minimization problem. Demonstrations on benchmark examples highlight the advantages and limitations of the proposed approach compared to an explicit identification of the system, emphasizing notable benefits in handling nonlinear dynamics.

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