Data-driven Control of T-Product-based Dynamical Systems

Data-driven control is a powerful tool that enables the design and implementation of control strategies directly from data without explicitly identifying the underlying system dynamics. While various data-driven control techniques, such as stabilization, linear quadratic regulation, and model predictive control, have been extensively developed, these methods are not inherently suited for multi-linear dynamical systems, where the states are represented as higher-order tensors. In this article, we propose a novel framework for data-driven control of T-product-based dynamical systems (TPDSs), where the system evolution is governed by the T-product between a third-order dynamic tensor and a third-order state tensor. In particular, we offer necessary and sufficient conditions to determine the data informativity for system identification, stabilization by state feedback, and T-product quadratic regulation of TPDSs with detailed complexity analyses. Finally, we validate our framework through numerical examples.