TR2023-052

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems


    •  Ngheim, T.X., Drgona, J., Jones, C., Nagy, Z., Schwan, R., Dey, B., Chakrabarty, A., Di Cairano, S., Paulson, J.A., Carron, A., Zeilinger, M., Cortez, W.S., Vrabie, D.L., "Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.23919/​ACC55779.2023.10155901, May 2023.
      BibTeX TR2023-052 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Ngheim2023may,
      • author = {Ngheim, Truong X. and Drgona, Jan and Jones, Colin and Nagy, Zoltan and Schwan, Roland and Dey, Biswadip and Chakrabarty, Ankush and Di Cairano, Stefano and Paulson, Joel A. and Carron, Andrea and Zeilinger, Melanie and Cortez, Wenceslaw S. and Vrabie, Draguna L.},
      • title = {Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Modeling and Control of Dynamical Systems},
      • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
      • year = 2023,
      • month = may,
      • doi = {10.23919/ACC55779.2023.10155901},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2023-052}
      • }
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    Control, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning

Abstract:

Physics-informed machine learning (PIML) is a set of methods and tools that systematically integrate machine learning (ML) algorithms with physical constraints and abstract mathematical models developed in scientific and engineering domains. As opposed to purely data-driven methods, PIML models can be trained from additional information obtained by enforcing physical laws such as energy and mass conservation. More broadly, PIML models can include abstract properties and conditions such as stability, convexity, or invariance. The basic premise of PIML is that the integration of ML and physics can yield more effective, physically consistent, and data-efficient models. This paper aims to provide a tutorial- like overview of the recent advances in PIML for dynamical system modeling and control. Specifically, the paper covers an overview of the theory, fundamental concepts and methods, tools, and applications on topics of: 1) physics-informed learning for system identification; 2) physics-informed learning for control; 3) analysis and verification of PIML models; and 4) physics- informed digital twins. The paper is concluded with a perspective on open challenges and future research opportunities.

 

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