Optimal Control of Hybrid Systems with Submersive Resets

Abstract: Hybrid dynamical systems are systems which posses both continuous and discrete transitions. Assuming that the discrete transitions (resets) occur a finite number of times, the optimal control problem can be solved by gluing together the optimal arcs from the underlying continuous problem via the "Hamilton jump conditions." In most cases, it is assumed that the reset is a diffeomorphism (onto its image) and the corresponding Hamilton jump condition admits a unique solution. However, in many applications, the reset results in a drop in dimension and the corresponding Hamilton jump condition admits zero/infinitely many solutions. A geometric interpretation of this issue is explored in the case where the reset is a submersion (onto its image). Necessary conditions are presented for this case along with an accompanying numerical example.