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Gaussian Process-Based Nonlinear Moving Horizon Estimation

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Tobias M. Wolff
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Victor G. Lopez
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Matthias A. Müller
DOI:10.1109/TAC.2025.3580033delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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In this article, we propose a novel Gaussian process (GP)-based moving horizon estimation (MHE) framework for unknown nonlinear systems. On the one hand, we approximate the system dynamics by the posterior means of the learned GPs. On the other hand, we exploit the posterior variances of the GPs to design the weighting matrices in the MHE cost function and account for the uncertainty in the learned system dynamics. The data collection and the tuning of the hyperparameters are done offline. We prove robust stability of the GP-based MHE scheme using a Lyapunov-based proof technique. Furthermore, as an additional contribution, we derive a sufficient condition under which incremental input/output-to-state stability (a nonlinear detectability notion) is preserved when approximating the system dynamics using, e.g., machine learning techniques. Finally, we illustrate the performance of the GP-based MHE scheme in two simulation case studies and show how the chosen weighting matrices can lead to an improved performance compared to standard cost functions.
Keywords:
Gaussian process (GP)
machine learning
moving horizon estimation (MHE)
nonlinear detectability
nonlinear systems
state estimation

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control cover
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
IF:
7
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1.3W
Citations:
6.7W

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Institute of Automatic Control
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5
Papers: 3
Citations: 0