Handbook of Model Predictive Control

Theory.- The Essentials of Model Predictive Control (MPC).- Dynamic Programming and MPC.- Set-valued and Lyapunov Methods for MPC.- Stochastic Model Predictive Control.- Moving Horizon Estimation.- Probing and Duality in Stochastic Model Predictive Control.- Economic Model Predictive Control: Some Design Tools and Analysis Techniques.- Nonlinear Predictive Control for Trajectory Tracking and Path Following: An Introduction and Perspective.- Hybrid Model Predictive Control.- Model Predictive Control of Polynomial Systems.- Distributed MPC for Large-Scale Systems.- Scalable MPC Design.- Computations.- Efficient Convex Optimization for Linear MPC.- Implicit Non-Convex Model Predictive Control.- Convexification and Real-Time Optimization for MPC with Aerospace Applications.- Explicit (Offline) Optimization for MPC.- Real-Time Implementation of Explicit Model Predictive Control.- Robust Optimization for MPC.- Scenario Optimization for MPC.- Nonlinear Programming Formulations for Nonlinear and Economic Model Predictive Control.- Applications.- Automotive Applications of Model Predictive Control.- Applications of MPC in the Area of Health Care.- Model Predictive Control for Power Electronics Applications.- Learning-based Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Custom-made 3D Printed Ground and Aerial Robots.- Applications of MPC to Building HVAC Systems.- Toward Multi-Layered MPC for Complex Electric Energy Systems.- Applications of MPC to Finance.

"This handbook is designed for a wide audience. It is an excellent reference for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in the field of control systems and numerical optimization who want to understand the potential, challenges, and benefits of MPC and its applications. ... This handbook enables the reader to gain a panoramic viewpoint of MPC theory and practice as well as provides a state-of-the-art overview of new and exciting areas of application at the forefront of MPC research." (Gabriele Pannocchia, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 40 (5), October, 2020)