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Adaptive Control for a Physics-Informed Model of a Thermal Energy Distribution System: Qualitative Analysis Open

Paul Seurin, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Linyu Lin · 2025

Integrated energy systems (IES) are complex heterogeneous architectures that typically encompass power sources, hydrogen electrolyzers, energy storage, and heat exchangers. This integration is achieved through operating control strategy op…

Safe Autonomy for Uncrewed Surface Vehicles Using Adaptive Control and Reachability Analysis Open

Karan Mahesh, Tyler M. Paine, Max L. Greene, Nicholas Rober, Shinae Lee , et al. · 2025

On the stability of gradient descent with second order dynamics for time-varying cost functions. Open

Travis E. Gibson, Sawal Acharya, Anjali Parashar, Joseph E. Gaudio, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2025

Gradient based optimization algorithms deployed in Machine Learning (ML) applications are often analyzed and compared by their convergence rates or regret bounds. While these rates and bounds convey valuable information they don't always d…

Adaptive Control of Dubins Vehicle in the Presence of Loss of Effectiveness Open

Daniel Maldonado Naranjo, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2025

The control of a Dubins Vehicle when subjected to a loss of control effectiveness in the turning rate is considered. A complex state-space representation is used to model the vehicle dynamics. An adaptive control design is proposed, with t…

Safe Autonomy for Uncrewed Surface Vehicles Using Adaptive Control and Reachability Analysis Open

Karan Mahesh, Tyler M. Paine, Max L. Greene, Nicholas Rober, Steven Lee , et al. · 2024

Marine robots must maintain precise control and ensure safety during tasks like ocean monitoring, even when encountering unpredictable disturbances that affect performance. Designing algorithms for uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) requires…

Federated Learning Forecasting for Strengthening Grid Reliability and Enabling Markets for Resilience Open

Lucas Pereira, Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Bruno Henriques Dias, Hugo Morais, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2024

We propose a comprehensive approach to increase the reliability and resilience of future power grids rich in distributed energy resources. Our distributed scheme combines federated learning-based attack detection with a local electricity m…

A game-theoretic, market-based approach to extract flexibility from distributed energy resources Open

Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2024

We propose a market designed using game theory to optimally utilize the flexibility of distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar, batteries, electric vehicles, and flexible loads. Market agents perform multiperiod optimization to dete…

Control for Societal-Scale Challenges: Road Map 2030 Open

Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Karl Henrik Johansson, George J. Pappas · 2024

The world faces some of its greatest challenges of modern time and how we address them will have a dramatic impact on the life for generations to come. Simultaneously, control systems, consisting of information enriched by various degrees …

Accurate Parameter Estimation for Safety-Critical Systems with Unmodeled Dynamics (Abstract Reprint) Open

Arnab Sarker, Peter Fisher, Joseph E. Gaudio, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2024

Analysis and synthesis of safety-critical autonomous systems are carried out using models which are often dynamic. Two central features of these dynamic systems are parameters and unmodeled dynamics. Much of feedback control design is para…

Safe and Stable Formation Control with Autonomous Multi-Agents Using Adaptive Control (Extended Version) Open

Jose A. Solano-Castellanos, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2024

This manuscript considers the problem of ensuring stability and safety during formation control with distributed multi-agent systems in the presence of parametric uncertainty in the dynamics and limited communication. We propose an integra…

A game-theoretic, market-based approach to extract flexibility from distributed energy resources Open

Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2024

Enhancing power grid resilience to cyber-physical attacks using distributed retail electricity markets Open

Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Priyank Srivastava, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

We propose using a hierarchical retail market structure to alert and dispatch resources to mitigate cyber-physical attacks on a distribution grid. We simulate attacks where a number of generation nodes in a distribution grid are attacked. …

Distributed Frequency Divider-based Model Predictive Control for Frequency Control of Multi-Area Power Systems Open

Tobias Heins, Paula Chanfreut, Sriram Karthik Gurumurthy, Priyank Srivastava, Antonello Monti , et al. · 2023

The increasing number of distributed generation in the power system raises the need for fast and scalable distributed control algorithms. This paper proposes a distributed model predictive control for secondary frequency control that model…

Physics-Informed Graph Neural Network for Dynamic Reconfiguration of Power Systems Open

Jules Authier, Rabab Haider, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Florian Dörfler · 2023

To maintain a reliable grid we need fast decision-making algorithms for complex problems like Dynamic Reconfiguration (DyR). DyR optimizes distribution grid switch settings in real-time to minimize grid losses and dispatches resources to s…

Controls as a Force for Good [President’s Message] Open

Magnus Egerstedt, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

The big, defining questions of our time, such as “How do we leave a viable environment for our grandchildren?”, “How do we get effective and affordable medical care to all corners of the planet?”, or “How do we use artificial intelligence …

Safe and Stable Adaptive Control for a Class of Dynamic Systems Open

Johannes Autenrieb, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

Adaptive control has focused on online control of dynamic systems in the presence of parametric uncertainties, with solutions guaranteeing stability and control performance. Safety, a related property to stability, is becoming increasingly…

Clustering-based model predictive control of solar parabolic trough plants Open

Paula Chanfreut, J. M. Maestre, Antonio J. Gallego, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Eduardo F. Camacho · 2023

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Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Pramod P. Khargonekar, Françoise Lamnabhi‐Lagarrigue, Sarah K. Spurgeon · 2023

Accelerated Algorithms for a Class of Optimization Problems with Equality and Box Constraints Open

Anjali Parashar, Priyank Srivastava, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

Convex optimization with equality and inequality constraints is a ubiquitous problem in several optimization and control problems in large-scale systems. Recently there has been a lot of interest in establishing accelerated convergence of …

In Memoriam: Gerhard Kreisselmeier [Obituary] Open

Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Roméo Ortega · 2023

On October 26, 2021, Prof. Gerhard Kreisselmeier passed away. He was faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Kassel. His area of research spanned from adaptive control, computational complexity, and control…

Local retail electricity markets for distribution grid services Open

Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

We propose a hierarchical local electricity market (LEM) at the primary and secondary feeder levels in a distribution grid, to optimally coordinate and schedule distributed energy resources (DER) and provide valuable grid services like vol…

Adaptive Control and Intersections with Reinforcement Learning Open

Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2023

This article provides an exposition of the field of adaptive control and its intersections with reinforcement learning. Adaptive control and reinforcement learning are two different methods that are both commonly employed for the control o…

Dealing with a multiple access congested suburban freeway using a dynamic toll pricing approach Open

C. Lombardi, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Luís Picado-Santos · 2023

In this paper we resume a novel approach for alleviating traffic congestion in suburban freeways with multiple access locations through the use of dynamic toll pricing. The pricing strategy is determined using model-based feedback control,…

Clustering-Based Model Predictive Control of Solar Parabolic Trough Plants Open

Paula Chanfreut Palacio, J. M. Maestre, Antonio J. Gallego, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Eduardo F. Camacho · 2023

A reactive power market for the future grid Open

Adam Potter, Rabab Haider, Giulio Ferro, Michela Robba, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2022

As pressures to decarbonize the electricity grid increase, the grid edge is witnessing a rapid adoption of distributed and renewable generation. As a result, traditional methods for reactive power management and compensation may become ine…

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Smart City-Networks Open

Michela Robba, Giulio Ferro, Rong Su, Christos G. Cassandras, Karl Henrik Johansson , et al. · 2022

The papers in this special section focus on the development of smart city networks. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in sustainable and smart cities. Increasingly, cities need more efficient water, transportation, and ene…

Epistemology of voltage control in DER-rich power system Open

Subir Majumder, Niloy Patari, Anurag K. Srivastava, Priyank Srivastava, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2022

Transactive Control of Electric Railways Using Dynamic Market Mechanisms Open

David D’Achiardi, Anuradha M. Annaswamy, Sudip K. Mazumder, E. Pilo · 2022

Electricity demand of electric railways is a relatively unexplored source of flexibility in demand response applications in power systems. In this article, we propose a transactive control-based optimization framework for coordinating the …

OE0000878-Master thesis Observability Analysis of Power Distribution Systems with Distributed Energy Resources Using Correlational Measurements Open

Yohan John, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2022

In this thesis, an observability analysis framework is proposed for power distribution systems. The framework analyzes the sufficiency of the available measurements for monitoring the system. In the areas of the network where sufficient se…

A Hierarchical Local Electricity Market for a DER-Rich Grid Edge Open

Vineet Jagadeesan Nair, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Rabab Haider, Anuradha M. Annaswamy · 2022

We report with increasing penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) in the distribution system, it is critical to design market structures that enable smooth integration of DERs. A hierarchical local electricity market (LEM) struct…

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