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  • 1Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, and Biokinesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, U.S.A. Terry@Sangerlab.net.

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We introduce risk-aware control, a new theory explaining human movement flexibility. This approach uses risk estimates based on uncertainty and error costs, adaptable for robotic and neural systems.

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  • Robotics
  • Neuroscience
  • Control Theory

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  • Human movement exhibits remarkable flexibility, robustness, and adaptability in uncertain environments, surpassing current robot control capabilities.
  • Existing robot control systems often struggle with unpredictable variability and unknown parameters inherent in real-world scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel theoretical framework, risk-aware control, that explains the principles underlying adaptable human movement.
  • To demonstrate a feedback control law for implementing risk-aware control.
  • To show the potential for direct implementation of this control law by spiking neural populations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a theoretical model of risk-aware control based on state uncertainty and error cost estimation.
  • Formulated a feedback control law derived from the risk-aware control principles.
  • Simulated the control law's application to scenarios with time-varying cost functions and learning of unknown dynamics in stochastic environments.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the existence and feasibility of a feedback control law for risk-aware control.
  • Showcased the direct implementability of this control law by populations of spiking neurons.
  • Validated the approach through simulations involving dynamic cost functions and adaptive learning in risky conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Risk-aware control provides a robust theoretical foundation for understanding and replicating human-like movement flexibility.
  • The proposed control law offers a pathway for developing more adaptable and resilient robotic systems.
  • The direct neural implementation suggests biological plausibility and potential for brain-inspired robotics.