Distributed Model Predictive Control for Piecewise Affine Systems Based on Switching ADMM

Journal Article (2025)
Author(s)

S.H. Mallick (TU Delft - Team Bart De Schutter)

Azita Dabiri (TU Delft - Team Azita Dabiri)

Bart Schutter (TU Delft - Delft Center for Systems and Control)

Research Group
Team Bart De Schutter
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2024.3512334
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Publication Year
2025
Language
English
Research Group
Team Bart De Schutter
Issue number
6
Volume number
70
Pages (from-to)
3727-3741
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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach for distributed model predictive control (MPC) for piecewise affine (PWA) systems. Existing approaches rely on solving mixed-integer optimization problems, requiring significant computation power or time. We propose a distributed MPC scheme that requires solving only convex optimization problems. The key contribution is a novel method, based on the alternating direction method of multipliers, for solving the non-convex optimal control problem that arises due to the PWA dynamics. We present a distributed MPC scheme, leveraging this method, that explicitly accounts for the coupling between subsystems by reaching agreement on the values of coupled states. Stability and recursive feasibility are shown under additional assumptions on the underlying system. Two numerical examples are provided, in which the proposed controller is shown to significantly improve the CPU time and closed-loop performance over existing state-of-the-art approaches.