Robust open-loop Nash equilibria in the noncooperative LQ game revisited

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Abstract

This paper reconsiders existence of worst-case Nash equilibria in noncooperative multi-player differential games, this, within an open-loop information structure. We show that these equilibria can be obtained by determining the open-loop Nash equilibria of an associated differential game with an additional initial state constraint. For the special case of linear-quadratic differential games, we derive both necessary and sufficient conditions for solvability of the finite planning horizon problem. In particular, we demonstrate that, unlike in the standard linear-quadratic differential game setting, uniqueness of equilibria may fail to hold. A both necessary and sufficient condition under which there is a unique equilibrium is provided. A sufficient existence condition for a unique equilibrium is derived in terms of a Riccati differential equation. Consequences for control policies are demonstrated in a simple debt stabilization game.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-813
JournalOptimal Control Applications & Methods
Volume38
Issue number5
Early online date17 Nov 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017

Keywords

  • robust control
  • noncooperative differential games
  • linear optimal control
  • Riccati equations

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