Optimal Control Applications & Methods

Papers
(The median citation count of Optimal Control Applications & Methods is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)
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Weighted multi‐innovation parameter estimation for a time‐varying Volterra–Hammerstein system with colored noise31
Reactive power management by using a modified differential evolution algorithm25
Nonlinear optimal control for multi‐DOF robotic manipulators with flexible joints25
Sparse optimal control problems with intermediate constraints: Necessary conditions24
Space−time spectral approximations of a parabolic optimal control problem with an L2‐norm control constraint24
Finite‐time sampled‐data H∞ control of Markovian jumping linear systems with mode‐dependent time‐varying delays22
Quadratic covariance‐constrained filtering for linear and non‐linear systems with non‐Gaussian noises22
Method for solving state‐path constrained optimal control problems using adaptive Radau collocation20
A combined adaptive entropy‐TOPSIS and model predictive control strategy for mixed loading and delay operations in the reheating furnace18
Stability control of a two‐lane car‐following model based on cluster synchronization of complex network18
Special issue on “Optimal design and operation of energy systems”18
Neighbor Q‐learning based consensus control for discrete‐time multi‐agent systems16
Extended LQG/LTR design of disturbance cancelation controllers for a class of output disturbances15
Optimal control of networked and transportation systems15
Critic‐only online adaptive learning based decentralized control schemes for nonlinear large‐scale systems15
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Real‐time visual tracking design for an unmanned aerial vehicle in cluttered environments14
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Modified three‐dimensional true proportional navigation and its inverse optimal form14
Improved robustHstability analysis and stabilization of uncertain systems with stochastic input time‐varying delays14
Optimal linear‐quadratic‐Gaussian control for discrete‐time linear systems with white and time‐correlated measurement Noises14
Event‐triggered finite‐time quantized synchronization of uncertain delayed neural networks13
Infinite‐horizon optimal control for networked control systems with Markovian packet losses13
Optimal group consensus control for the second‐order agents in the coopetition networks via adaptive dynamic programming and event‐triggered methods12
Constrained data smoothing via optimal control12
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Optimum control of under‐grate pressure of clinker cooler by optimizing the proportional integral derivative controller parameters using honey badger algorithm technique11
Koopman‐based 3‐dimensional path following control for robotic flexible needles11
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A simulation model with numerical method and optimal control of magneto‐rheological shock isolator10
An optimal demand side management for microgrid cost minimization considering renewables10
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SSA‐optimized cascade optimal‐PIDN controller for multi‐area power system with RFB under deregulated environment10
Distributed fusion robust filter for multisensor networked singular control system with uncertain variances and missing measurement10
NMPC‐Based Control of Underactuated Spacecraft: A Neighboring Extremal Approach Extended to SE(3)10
Data‐driven optimal fault‐tolerant‐control and detection for a class of unknown nonlinear discrete‐time systems10
A numerical method for consensus control of leader‐following multi‐agent systems with the input delay9
Model‐free inversion‐based iterative learning control algorithm with adaptive gain: Achieving superior robustness and convergence9
Observer‐based dynamic ETC optimized tracking of nonlinear systems with stochastic disturbances9
Numerical analysis of optimal control problems governed by fourth‐order linear elliptic equations using the Hessian discretization method9
Lagrangian relaxation for continuous‐time optimal control of coupled hydrothermal power systems including storage capacity and a cascade of hydropower systems with time delays9
Optimization of electric power prediction of a combined cycle power plant using innovative machine learning technique9
A novel predictive optimal control strategy for renewable penetrated interconnected power system9
Quantized optimal output feedback control and optimal triggering signal co‐design for unknown discrete‐time nonlinear systems9
Optimization of time‐varying feedback controller parameters for freeway networks8
Adaptive dynamic programming for decentralized neuro‐control of nonlinear systems subject to mismatched interconnections8
Robust data‐driven dynamic optimization using a set‐based gradient estimator8
Multi‐innovation gradient parameter estimation for multivariable systems based on the maximum likelihood principle8
Solving invex multitime control problems with first‐order PDE constraints via the absolute value exact penalty method8
A stochastic averaging gradient algorithm with multi‐step communication for distributed optimization8
An adaptive observer design for denial‐of‐service attack detection in platoon8
From multi‐physics models to neural network for predictive control synthesis8
Experimental operation of a solar‐driven climate system with thermal energy storages using mixed‐integer nonlinear model predictive control7
Closed loop variable gain ILC for a class of nonlinear parabolic distributed parameter systems with moving boundaries7
Improved SSA‐RBF neural network‐based dynamic 3‐D trajectory tracking model predictive control of autonomous underwater vehicles with external disturbances7
Application of a stabilizing model predictive controller to path following for a car‐like agricultural robot7
Asynchronous resource‐aware control for uncertain semi‐Markov jump systems with application to robot arm7
Analyzing nonlinear dynamics of dengue epidemics: A fractional order model with alert state and optimal control strategies7
Trajectory tracking control for mobile robots considering position of mass center7
A non‐inherent parametric estimation for dynamical equivalence of flexible manipulators7
A local dynamic extreme learning machine based iterative learning control of nonlinear batch process7
Discrete‐time linear quadratic gaussian control with input delay and Markovian packet dropouts7
ALADIN‐—An open‐source MATLAB toolbox for distributed non‐convex optimization7
A robust model predictive control framework for the regulation of anesthesia process with Propofol6
An improved adaptive hp mesh refinement method in solving optimal control problems6
Event‐triggered optimal control based on prescribed performance for a two‐link robotic manipulator6
An enhanced approach for power quality improvement of unified power quality conditioner connected wind energy conversion system6
Optimal Control for a Mathematical Model of Cancer Disease via Dynamic Programming Approach6
Optimal controls for fractional stochastic differential systems driven by Rosenblatt process with impulses6
Optimal location of micro‐phasor measurement units in distribution system control, monitoring, and protection using hybrid technique6
Optimal control problem governed by a highly nonlinear singular Volterra equation: Existence of solutions and maximum principle6
Sizing of storage‐based renewable off‐grid system according to supply of electrical and thermal energies considering unscented transformation‐based stochastic optimization: A case study6
Guaranteed cost control of fractional‐order linear uncertain systems with time‐varying delay6
Adaptive critic optimization to decentralized event‐triggered control of continuous‐time nonlinear interconnected systems6
Renewable hydrogen and ammonia for combined heat and power systems in remote locations: Optimal design and scheduling6
Mixed optimal control of forward‐backward stochastic system6
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Model‐based reinforcement learning control of reaction‐diffusion problems6
Three Measures to Control a Spatiotemporal Epidemic Model: An Optimal Control Approach6
Stochastic maximum principle for moving average control system6
A singularity‐free online neural network‐based sliding mode control of the fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicle optimal perching maneuver5
optimal control of unknown continuous time linear periodic systems by adaptive dynamic programming with applications to magnetic attitude control5
Impact of emission and service constraint for an imperfect production system under two level Hamiltonian5
Optimal control problems for a semi‐linear integro‐differential evolution system with infinite delay5
Robust weighted fusion Kalman estimators for systems with uncertain noise variances, multiplicative noises, missing measurements, packets dropouts and two‐step random measurement delays5
Exponential Stability and H∞$$ {H}_{\infty } $$ Controller Design for 2‐D Discrete‐State Systems in Roesser Model With Directional Delays5
Output feedback control of anti‐linear systems using adaptive dynamic programming5
Probabilistic Robust Damping Controller Optimization for Mitigating Subsynchronous Control Interaction in DFIG and PMSG‐Based Wind Farms5
Nature‐ınspired algorithms for optimizing fractional order PID controllers in time‐delayed systems5
Fault Detection and Fault Location in a Grid‐Connected Microgrid Using Optimized Deep Learning Neural Network5
A nonlinear model predictive controller based on the gravitational search algorithm5
Implementation of suitable optimal control strategy through introspection of different delay induced mathematical models for leprosy: A comparative study5
Fuzzy Adaptive Sliding‐Mode Control Optimized by an Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for a Quadrotor Drone With Chaotic Nonlinear Dynamics5
Actuator fault detection for the discrete‐time switched systems based on delta operator approach5
Optimal hybrid control of interarea oscillation in power system using energy storage systems5
Distributed optimal resource allocation with second‐order multi‐Agent systems5
Distributed optimization of high‐order nonlinear multi‐agent systems with disturbance under switching topologies5
Finite‐time fault detection for nonlinear delayed system with dynamic quantization and multiple packet dropouts5
Adaptive Neural Delay Feedback Control of a Typical Robot on a Slope5
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Combining Online Trajectory Optimization and Value Function Regression5
Modeling and solving a multi‐objective optimal portfolio of upstream oil and gas assets5
Auxiliary model maximum likelihood gradient‐based iterative identification for feedback nonlinear systems5
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Synchronization for a class of discrete complex dynamical networks in presence of Markov jump topology and actuator saturation4
Secure state estimation via robust optimization for nonlinear cyber‐physical systems4
A Hybrid Wild Horses Optimization (WHO) and Dwarf Mongoose Optimization (DMO) method for optimum energy management in SG system4
Observer‐based networked predictive controller with bounded and unknown time‐varying delay4
Multiple model unfalsified adaptive generalized predictive control based on the quadratic inverse optimal control concept4
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Experience replay based online adaptive robust tracking control for partially unknown nonlinear systems with asymmetric constrained‐input4
Maximum principle of optimal control of a Cahn–Hilliard–Navier–Stokes model with state constraints4
Optimal event‐triggered control for C‐T system with asymmetric constraints based on dual heuristic dynamic programing structure4
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Distributed optimization for discrete time‐varying linear multi‐agent systems with event‐triggered communication4
The turnpike property for high‐dimensional interacting agent systems in discrete time4
A modified tilt controller for AGC in hybrid power system integrating forecasting of renewable energy sources4
Disturbance observer‐based PID synchronization control of complex networks with probabilistic interval time‐varying delays and multiple disturbances4
Discrete‐time dynamic event‐triggered H control of uncertain neural networks subject to time delays and disturbances4
Robust H control for fractional order singular systems 0 < α < 1 with uncertainty4
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Enhancing electric vehicle performance through buck‐boost converters with renewable energy integration using hybrid approach4
A BSDE approach to stochastic linear quadratic control problem4
Building‐to‐grid optimal control of integrated MicroCSP and building HVAC system for optimal demand response services4
Optimal operational controls for power grid4
Optimal decentralized control of a wind turbine and diesel generator system4
Stabilization of the chemostat system with mutations and application to microbial production3
Robust containment control for nonlinear multi‐agent systems with intermittent communication3
Data‐based learning control for optimization of nonlinear systems3
Guidance for hypersonic re‐entry using receding horizon control with finite terminal weighting matrix3
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Fixed‐time linear quadratic adaptive sliding mode control for a class of cart‐pendulum robots3
Pole‐zero assignment in model predictive control, using analytical tuning approach3
Improved robust filter synthesis combining linear matrix inequalities and heuristic algorithms3
Guaranteed cost control for a class of composite hybrid aerial/terrestrial precise manipulator with stochastic switching payloads3
A key performance indicator‐relevant approach based on kernel entropy component regression model for industrial system3
Maximum power tracking of variable‐speed wind energy conversion systems based on a near‐optimal servomechanism control system3
The optimal design of repetitive controllers based on inverse frequency response3
Linear quadratic zero‐sum game for time‐delayed uncertain stochastic systems3
Performance‐based optimal control for stochastic nonlinear systems with unknown dead‐zone3
Nash game‐based adaptive robust control design optimization for the underactuated mechanical system with fuzzy evidence theory3
Maximum principle for stochastic optimal control problem of finite state forward‐backward stochastic difference systems3
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Switched linear parameter‐varying tracking control for quadrotors with large attitude angles and time‐varying inertia3
L1 finite‐time control of discrete‐time switched positive linear systems with mode‐dependent persistent dwell‐time switching3
Finite‐time and fixed‐time stabilization by dual closed‐loop controllers3
Existence and optimal control results for Caputo fractional delay Clark's subdifferential inclusions of order r∈(1,2) with sectorial operators3
Optimal leader‐follower affine formation control of linear multi‐agent systems3
Differential privacy optimal control with asymmetric information structure3
Synchronizing lockdown and vaccination policies for COVID‐19: An optimal control approach based on piecewise constant strategies3
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A shift‐splitting Jacobi‐gradient iterative algorithm for solving the matrix equation A????−????‾B=C3
Partial model‐free sliding mode control design for a class of disturbed systems via computational learning algorithm3
An improved MPSP‐based path‐following control method for USV with input disturbances3
A multi‐period integrated planning and scheduling approach for developing energy systems3
Control of a consumer‐resource agent‐based model using partial differential equation approximation3
Design and analysis of optimal AGC regulator for multi‐area power systems with TCPS and energy storage unit in deregulated environment3
Integrated nonlinear suboptimal control‐and‐estimator based on the state‐dependent differential Riccati equation approach3
Minimizing the probability of absolute ruin under the mean‐variance premium principle3
Adaptive optimized backstepping tracking control for full‐state constrained nonlinear strict‐feedback systems without using barrier Lyapunov function method3
Fault estimation and fault tolerance control for spacecraft formation systems with actuator fault and saturation3
On the optimal harvesting strategy for a generalized population model3
Iterative learning control for linear parabolic distributed parameter systems with multiple point sensors3
Stochastic fuzzy predictive fault‐tolerant control for time‐delay nonlinear system with actuator fault under a certain probability3
Proximal policy optimization learning based control of congested freeway traffic3
Multi‐verse optimizer based PI‐type active disturbance rejection generalized predictive control parameter tuning for ship motion3
Optimal control and stabilization for discrete‐time networked control systems with multichannel Markovian packet losses3
Continuous‐time receding‐horizon reinforcement learning and its application to path‐tracking control of autonomous ground vehicles3
Nonlinear analysis and dynamics of COVID‐19 mathematical model with optimal control strategies2
Event‐triggered decentralized optimal fault tolerant control for mismatched interconnected nonlinear systems through adaptive dynamic programming2
An enhanced arithmetic optimization algorithm for optimal control of reactive power2
Rotor imbalance suppression by optimal control2
Data filtering‐based parameter estimation algorithms for a class of nonlinear systems with colored noises2
Event‐Triggered Dissipative Control of Discrete‐Time 2‐D Switched Systems With Mixed Delays2
Study of wind‐solar based combined heat and power economic dispatch problem using quasi‐oppositional‐based whale optimization technique2
Energy management strategy integrating self‐adaptive adjustment and Pontryagin's minimum principle‐based optimization for fuel‐cell hybrid electric vehicle2
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Optimal Control Allocation for 2D Reaction‐Diffusion Equations With Multiple Locally Distributed Inputs2
PIcontrol based on parameter space approach supported metaheuristic optimization algorithms andANFISin a natural gas combined cycle power plant2
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Efficiency analysis of six‐phase induction motor drive using an optimizedSVMtechnique for medium/high power applications2
A mesh refinement method for low‐thrust orbit transfer problems2
Terminal‐cost design for model predictive control with linear stage‐costs: A set‐theoretic method2
Interference compensation discrete control based on memory data for a class of nonlinear systems2
A numerical method for ℋ2$$ {\mathscr{H}}_2 $$ control of linear delay systems2
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HybridBOA‐GWO‐PSOalgorithm for mitigation of congestion by optimal reactive power management2
Stochastic impulse control of nonsmooth dynamics with partial observation and execution delay: Application to an environmental restoration problem2
Optimal scheduling and control for constrained multi‐agent networked control systems2
Mathematical modeling of COVID‐19 and Omicron outbreak spread: Optimal control approach for intervention strategies2
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LQR controller performance via particle swarm optimization and neural networks2
Discrete‐time state‐feedback control of polytopic LPV systems2
Optimal control for Hilfer fractional neutral integrodifferential evolution equations with infinite delay2
An elite hybrid strategy for solar photovoltaic system based optimized cascade controller under uniform and partial shading conditions2
Adaptive fault‐tolerant containment control for stochastic nonlinear multi‐agent systems with input saturation2
A distributed accelerated optimization algorithm over time‐varying directed graphs with uncoordinated step‐sizes2
Reachable set estimation for discrete‐time systems with hybrid time‐delays2
Robust reliableHoptimization control for uncertain discrete‐time Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy systems with time‐varying delay2
Power electronics converters for an electric vehicle fast charging station based energy storage system and renewable energy sources:Hybridapproach2
Solvability of general fully coupled forward–backward stochastic difference equations with delay and applications2
Guaranteed cost sampled‐data control for high‐speed train systems2
Discovering efficient periodic behaviors in mechanical systems via neural approximators2
Adaptive finite time fault tolerant control for the quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles based on time‐triggered strategy2
A modified backward integration method for optimal control problems with degenerate equilibrium points2
Load frequency predictive control for power systems concerning wind turbine and communication delay2
Near‐optimal control of a class of output‐constrained systems using recurrent neural network: A control‐barrier function approach2
Data‐driven robust value iteration control with application to wind turbine pitch control2
Optimal H2 filtering for measurement‐delay systems with multiplicative noise and sampled data2
Optimal control‐decision strategy for wireless networked control systems with structural variation and packet dropout2
Computationally efficient integrated design and predictive control of flexible energy systems using multi‐fidelity simulation‐based Bayesian optimization2
Enhancing Stability in Wind‐Integrated Power Systems Through Coordinated Control of POD, PSS, and SVC With Fuzzy Logic: A Comprehensive Study Under Various Operating C2
Communication‐based predictive energy management strategy for a hybrid powertrain2
Application of Sooty Tern Optimization Algorithm on Solar‐Wind‐Battery‐Thermal Integrated Dynamic Economic Emission Dispatch Problems2
Stochastic optimal control for autonomous driving applications via polynomial chaos expansions2
Renewable energy management of an hybrid water pumping system (photovoltaic/wind/battery) based on Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy model2
Sufficient optimality conditions for the optimal control problem2
Supervised model predictive control of large‐scale electricity networks via clustering methods2
Fixed‐time synchronization of stochastic complex networks with Markov jump and mixed delays via adaptive non‐chattering control2
Optimal control under nonconvexity: A generalized Hamiltonian approach2
Enhancing frequency regulation in multi‐area interconnected MPS with virtual inertia using MPC + PIDN controller2
Adaptive neural network dynamic surface optimal saturation control for single‐phase grid‐connected photovoltaic systems2
Power generation control of restructured hybrid power system with FACTS and energy storage devices using optimal cascaded fractional‐order controller2
Maximum principle for partially observed stochastic recursive optimal control problems involving impulse controls2
A modified reptile search algorithm for parametric estimation of fractional order model of lithium battery2
Inverse dynamics‐based formulation of finite horizon optimal control problems for rigid‐body systems2
A robust optimization formulation for dynamic pricing of a web service with limited total shared capacity2
A mesh‐based partitioning algorithm for decreasing conservatism in solving bilinear matrix inequality problems2
Constrained nonlinear model predictive control of pH value in wet flue gas desulfurization process2
Dual heuristic programming with just‐in‐time modeling for self‐learning fault‐tolerant control of mobile robots2
Data‐based robust optimal control of discrete‐time systems with uncertainties via adaptive dynamic programming1
Taylor‐based smart flower optimization algorithm with the deep residual network to predict mechanical materials properties1
Iterative algorithm to the generalized coupled Sylvester‐transpose matrix equations with application in robust and minimum norm observer design of linear systems1
H control of delayed switched systems under asynchronous switching: New results without the constraint between the switching delay and the dwell time of submodes1
Necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for some robust variational problems1
Maximum principle for mean‐field controlled systems driven by a fractional Brownian motion1
Optimal allocation of solar photovoltaic distributed generation for performance enhancement of electrical distribution networks considering optimal volt‐var regulation under uncertainty and high load 1
Adaptive event‐triggered control and observer design for discrete‐time nonlinear Markov jump systems with DoS attacks using policy iteration‐based adaptive dynamic programming1
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A novel whale optimization smith predictor based on feedforward compensation for controlling wave rotor refrigeration process1
Optimal tracking control for discrete‐time modal persistent dwell time switched systems based on Q‐learning1
Event‐triggered adaptive dynamic programming of nonlinear system with asymmetric input constraints and uncertain disturbances1
An efficient hybrid approach based design of photovoltaic fed grid integrated wireless electric vehicle battery charger1
Optimal pursuit strategies for multi‐pursuer single‐evader games based on cooperative tracking1
Online and hard constrained adaptive dynamic programming algorithm for energy storage control in smart buildings1
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