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Nonlinear Dynamical Unbalanced Optimal Transport : Relaxation and Duality

Wu, Dongjun LU and Rantzer, Anders LU orcid (2025) 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025 In Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control p.3142-3148
Abstract
In this paper, we introduce a generalized dynamical unbalanced optimal transport framework by incorporating limited control input and mass dissipation, addressing limitations in conventional optimal transport for control applications. We derive a convex dual of the problem using dual optimal control techniques developed before and during the 1990s, transforming the non-convex optimization into a more tractable form. At the core of this formulation is the smooth sub-solutions to an HJB equation. A first-order algorithm based on the dual formulation is proposed to solve the problem numerically.
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keywords
dual optimal control, Nonlinear systems, Optimal transport
host publication
2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025
series title
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
pages
7 pages
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025
conference location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
conference dates
2025-12-09 - 2025-12-12
external identifiers
  • scopus:105031880005
ISSN
0743-1546
2576-2370
ISBN
9798331526276
DOI
10.1109/CDC57313.2025.11311979
project
Scalable Control of Interconnected Systems
language
English
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yes
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302cc2fe-2bd5-46c3-94ef-913533f96761
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.03301
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  abstract     = {{In this paper, we introduce a generalized dynamical unbalanced optimal transport framework by incorporating limited control input and mass dissipation, addressing limitations in conventional optimal transport for control applications. We derive a convex dual of the problem using dual optimal control techniques developed before and during the 1990s, transforming the non-convex optimization into a more tractable form. At the core of this formulation is the smooth sub-solutions to an HJB equation. A first-order algorithm based on the dual formulation is proposed to solve the problem numerically.}},
  author       = {{Wu, Dongjun and Rantzer, Anders}},
  booktitle    = {{2025 IEEE 64th Conference on Decision and Control, CDC 2025}},
  isbn         = {{9798331526276}},
  issn         = {{0743-1546}},
  keywords     = {{dual optimal control; Nonlinear systems; Optimal transport}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{3142--3148}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control}},
  title        = {{Nonlinear Dynamical Unbalanced Optimal Transport : Relaxation and Duality}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CDC57313.2025.11311979}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/CDC57313.2025.11311979}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}