Li C. Assuring Safe Operation of Robotic Systems under Uncertainty...2025

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Assuring Safe Operation of Robotic Systems under Uncertainty: Control and Learning Methods applies set-theoretic and reinforcement learning approaches to formulate, analyze, and solve the challenge of ensuring safe operation of robotic systems in an uncertain environment.
The authors adopt learning-supported, set-theoretic methods—specifically, the barrier Lyapunov function and the control barrier function—to achieve desirable robust safety with guaranteed performance in continuous-time nonlinear control applications. They also combine reinforcement learning with control theory to ensure safe learning and optimization. The reinforcement learning-based optimization framework incorporates safety and robustness guarantees by applying theoretical analysis tools from the field of control