On the Noether Invariance Principle for Constrained Optimal Control Problems

Gauge Symmetries and Noether Currents in Optimal Control

We extend the second Noether theorem to optimal control problems which are invariant under symmetries depending upon k arbitrary functions of the independent variable and their derivatives up to some order m. As far as we consider a semi-invariance notion, and the transformation group may also depend on the control variables, the result is new even in the classical context of the calculus of variations.

A Noether Theorem on Unimprovable Conservation Laws for Vector-Valued Optimization Problems in Control Theory

We obtain a version of Noether's invariance theorem for optimal control problems with a finite number of cost functionals. The result is obtained by formulating E. Noether's result to optimal control problems subject to isoperimetric constraints, and then using the unimprovable (Pareto) notion of optimality. A result of this kind was posed to the author, as a mathematical open question, of great interest in applications of control engineering, by A. Gugushvili.

利用诺特定理构造帕累托集

Constructing Pareto Sets Using Noether's Second Theorem

本文基于诺特第二定理，建立系统规范对称性与帕累托集结构的联系，提出规范正则化方法以降低解空间维数，并通过线性二次调节器和ZDT1问题验证。

Quasi-Invariant Optimal Control Problems

We study in optimal control the important relation between invariance of the problem under a family of transformations, and the existence of preserved quantities along the Pontryagin extremals. Several extensions of Noether theorem are provided, in the direction which enlarges the scope of its application. We formulate a more general version of Noether's theorem for optimal control problems, which incorporates the possibility to consider a family of transformations depending on several parameters and, what is more important, to deal with quasi-invariant and not necessarily invariant optimal co…

Caratheodory-Equivalence, Noether Theorems, and Tonelli Full-Regularity in the Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control

We study, in a unified way, the following questions related to the properties of Pontryagin extremals for optimal control problems with unrestricted controls: i) How the transformations, which define the equivalence of two problems, transform the extremals? ii) How to obtain quantities which are conserved along any extremal? iii) How to assure that the set of extremals include the minimizers predicted by the existence theory? These questions are connected to: i) the Caratheodory method which establishes a correspondence between the minimizing curves of equivalent problems; ii) the interplay be…

Asymptotic convergence of constrained primal-dual dynamics

This paper studies the asymptotic convergence properties of the primal-dual dynamics designed for solving constrained concave optimization problems using classical notions from stability analysis. We motivate the need for this study by providing an example that rules out the possibility of employing the invariance principle for hybrid automata to study asymptotic convergence. We understand the solutions of the primal-dual dynamics in the Caratheodory sense and characterize their existence, uniqueness, and continuity with respect to the initial condition. We use the invariance principle for dis…