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+\section{Goals and Outcomes}
+
+The goal of this research is to use formal methods to create high-assurance
+hybrid control systems. Hybrid control systems have great potential for
+autonomous control applications because they can switch between different
+control laws based on discrete triggers in the system's operating range. This
+approach allows autonomous controllers to use several tractable control laws
+optimized for different regions in the state space, rather than relying on a
+single controller across the entire operating range. However, the discrete
+transitions between control laws in hybrid controllers present significant
+challenges in proving stability and liveness properties for the complete system.
+While tools from control theory can establish properties for individual control
+modes, these guarantees do not generalize when mode switching is introduced.
+Existing temporal logic synthesis tools like Strix can generate discrete
+controllers from logical specifications, but they assume instantaneous mode
+transitions. In hybrid systems, transitions occur along continuous trajectories
+governed by differential equations, creating a verification gap that neither
+purely discrete synthesis nor traditional control theory can address alone.
+
+This research takes a novel approach to hybrid controller synthesis and
+verification by bridging this gap. We will leverage formal methods to create
+controllers that are correct-by-construction, enabling guarantees about the
+complete system's behavior. To demonstrate this approach, we will develop an
+autonomous controller for nuclear power plant start-up procedures. Nuclear power
+represents an excellent test case because the continuous reactor dynamics are
+well-studied, while the discrete mode switching requirements are explicitly
+defined in regulatory procedures and operating guidelines. Current nuclear
+reactor control \textit{is} already a hybrid system---many control room
+functions employ automated controllers for basic tasks, but the engagement and
+selection of these controllers relies on human operators following procedural
+decision-making.
+
+The capability to create high-assurance hybrid control systems has significant
+potential to reduce labor costs in operating critical systems by removing human
+operators from routine control loops. Nuclear power stands to benefit
+substantially from increased controller autonomy, as operations and maintenance
+represent the largest expense for current reactor designs. While emerging
+technologies such as microreactors and small modular reactors will reduce
+maintenance costs through factory-manufactured replacement components, they face
+increased per-megawatt operating costs if required to maintain traditional
+staffing levels. However, if increased autonomy can be safely introduced, these
+economic challenges can be addressed while maintaining safety standards.
+
+If this research is successful, we will achieve the following outcomes:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+  \item
+    \textbf{Formalize mode switching requirements as logical specifications that
+    can be synthesized into discrete controller implementations.} The discrete
+    transitions between continuous controller modes are often explicitly defined
+    in operating procedures and regulatory requirements for critical systems.
+    These natural language requirements will be translated into temporal logic
+    specifications, which will then be synthesized into provably correct
+    discrete controllers for continuous mode switching.
+
+  \item
+    \textbf{Categorize continuous controller modes by their strategic
+    relevance.} Different control modes serve distinct purposes: they may be
+    transitory (guiding the system toward a target state) or stabilizing
+    (maintaining the system within desired operating bounds). While the discrete
+    component handles mode switching decisions, this outcome will identify the
+    dynamic properties that continuous components must satisfy for each
+    controller mode.
+
+  \item
+    \textbf{Verify that continuous controller modes satisfy dynamic
+    requirements using appropriate analysis methods.} For linear dynamics, we
+    will apply classical control theory to establish stability and performance
+    within each mode. For nonlinear systems, reachability analysis will verify
+    that transitory modes drive the system toward intended transitions while
+    maintaining safety constraints, and that stabilizing modes maintain the
+    system within designated operating regions.
+
+  \item
+    \textbf{Prove that hybrid system implementations achieve strategic goals
+    across the complete operating range.} By synthesizing discrete controller
+    transitions from logical specifications using correct-by-construction
+    methods and verifying that continuous components perform appropriately
+    between discrete transitions, we can establish confidence that the hybrid
+    system is defect-free and suitable for deployment as a critical autonomous
+    controller.
+  
+\end{enumerate}

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Writing/Journal/JRNL-20250904-135850.md

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+---
+id: JRNL-20250904-135850
+title: Thursday, September 04, 2025 - 01:58 PM
+type: journal
+created: 2025-09-04T17:58:50Z
+modified: 2025-09-04T17:58:50Z
+tags: [journal]
+---
+
+# Thursday, September 04, 2025 - 01:58 PM
+
+So today is actually a late journal for yesterday... I got
+sschleepy and went to bed.
+
+Yesterday significantly less happened. I finished my first
+draft of the goals and outcomes section, I went to class,
+and then I got food at Totopo with Devyn and Erik
+(Juengling).
+
+The first draft of my goals and outcomes section was pretty
+good I think, but there's still issues. For one, I've got to
+tighten up my goal. It's just not good enough but it must
+straddle a line between being too long and being jargony.
+There's also problems with intellectual merit. I feel like
+there's not one single issue that is being addressed.
+
+We discussed this somewhat in the group meeting we had right
+after class. Dan started talking about how for hybrid
+systems the proving of stability is still very difficult. I
+feel like I could have some good ideas on how to solve that
+problem, because the answer has to exist in examining
+boundary behavior. I should get a move on trying some things
+out for that. I watched a lecture by Andre Platzer about
+verifying hybrid systems, and while his system of
+differential dynamic logic does seem to capture hybrid
+system behavior, it feels way too complicated.
+
+ERLM was fun. Dan went over some goals and outcomes
+submissions and offered comments. I think mine would've been
+one of the best but I've had a head start on this whole
+proposal thing. Also, I feel like my writing experience
+lets me get ideas across easily.
+
+The rest of the day was pretty chill. I retooled my dating
+profiles with some better pictures of me. One of me from the
+last Yinz Run Club, and one again from Jonathan's wedding.
+Claude thinks I need a picture that is a proof of
+sociability. It might be right. The results though have been
+dramatic. I'm certainly getting more matches and have a
+couple new threads going.
+
+Then, Devyn, Erik, and I caught up at Totopo. That was a lot
+of fun :). Devyn is not having the best time out in King of
+Prussia and is interviewing for jobs out here (As well as
+around the country). He thinks Philadelphia Gear is a boring
+company to work for, and for someone with his skillset, is
+probably a waste of his talents. He and his girlfriend have
+a debt mountain that they're trying to work down too--she is
+having a really hard time finding a job with a biostatistics
+degree. They're going on 27. It was really nice to see Devyn
+again. I forgot how much I actually missed that guy. Erik
+was good too, he's working full time at Siemens now and is
+living in Lawrenceville with his girlfriend.
+
+That's pretty much it from Wednesday. Today (Thursday) I
+woke up and  didn't really get moving until close to noon.
+That's problematic but I do feel refreshed. Today I have the
+union meeting, and I'm watching the Eagles game and
+Andrew's.

Zettelkasten/Fleeting Notes/Weekly/2025_36.md

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+---
+id: 2025-36
+title: Weekly — 2025-09-02
+type: Weekly
+created: 2025-08-20T13:54:13Z
+modified: 2025-09-03T18:59:44Z
+tags: [weekly]
+---
+
+# Weekly - 2025 CW 36 (Aug 25 - Aug 30)
+
+## Accomplishments
+- Wrote the goals and outcomes, went up to V4.
+- Goal was flubbed but have new content
+- started thinking about how continuous dynamics need to be
+  included. 
+- Tried to watch a video about hybrid system verification.
+Made fun of 'trajectories' nomenclature instead of
+executions and then shit really went off the rails fast.
+Lots of pretty figures but I have to be honest I have no
+idea what the fuck he was talking about.
+- Had crises about intellectual mert
+
+## To Do
+- Rewrite GO
+- SOTA. Start writing. 
+- look up cones for math