Iterative Stackelberg equilibrium finding for linear quadratic differential games

We propose two iterative methods to determine a linear feedback Stackelberg equilibrium solution in two-player linear quadratic differential games between a leader and a follower. The update laws involve the solution of Lyapunov or Riccati equations. Conditions for recursive feasibility and local convergence of the update laws are analysed and illustrated via numerical examples.

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Automatica
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2025-10-15
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112648
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Optimization and Variational Analysis
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Iterative Stackelberg equilibrium finding for linear quadratic differential games

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Iterative Stackelberg equilibrium finding for linear quadratic differential games

Benita Nortmann, Thulasi Mylvaganam, P. Das, Vijay Gupta
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Abstract

We propose two iterative methods to determine a linear feedback Stackelberg equilibrium solution in two-player linear quadratic differential games between a leader and a follower. The update laws involve the solution of Lyapunov or Riccati equations. Conditions for recursive feasibility and local convergence of the update laws are analysed and illustrated via numerical examples.

AutomaticaVol. 183
Purdue University West Lafayette (US), Swiss Federal Office of Energy (CH), Imperial College London (GB), Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (CH)
Openalex Percentile: Top 69%
Optimization and Variational Analysis
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