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    • Robotics
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Control Theory

    Background:

    • Neural networks are widely used in robotics for various functions.
    • Analyzing learned behaviors in neural networks is crucial for understanding system performance.
    • Existing methods for computing control invariant sets and regions of attraction are limited.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop methods for computing control invariant sets and regions of attraction (ROAs) for dynamical systems represented by neural networks.
    • To analyze learned behaviors in neural networks used in robotics.
    • To improve the understanding of closed-loop performance in robotic systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Focus on feedforward neural networks with Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) activation, which implement continuous piecewise-affine (PWA) functions.
    • Developed the Reachable Polyhedral Marching (RPM) algorithm to enumerate affine pieces of a neural network.
    • Used RPM to compute exact forward and backward reachable sets for control invariant sets and ROAs.
    • Proposed an accelerated algorithm for computing ROAs, achieving a 15x speedup.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully computed control invariant sets and ROAs for learned van der Pol oscillator and pendulum models.
    • Demonstrated the ability to find nonconvex control invariant sets and ROAs.
    • Applied the methods to stabilize states for an image-based controller in an aircraft runway control problem.
    • The accelerated ROA computation showed significant speedup.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed methods provide a novel, incremental approach to compute control invariant sets and ROAs for neural network models.
    • This work enables better analysis of learned behaviors and closed-loop performance in robotics.
    • The approach is effective for complex systems and offers computational advantages.