Uncertainty Learning for LTI Systems with Stability Guarantees

Abstract: We present a framework for learning of modeling uncertainties in Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems. We propose a methodology to extend the dynamics of an LTI (without uncertainty) with an uncertainty model, based on measured data, to improve the predictive capacity of the model in the input-output sense. The proposed framework guarantees stability of the extended model. To achieve this, two semi-definite programs are provided that allow obtaining optimal uncertainty model parameters, given state and uncertainty data. To obtain this data from available input-output trajectory data, we introduce a filter in which an internal model of uncertainty is proposed. This filter is also designed via a semi-definite program with guaranteed robustness with respect to uncertainty model mismatches, disturbances, and noise. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the effectiveness and practicality of the proposed methodology in improving model accuracy, while warranting model stability.