Abstract: This tutorial provides an overview of recent developments in contraction theory, highlighting theoretical advances, practical applications, and emerging extensions. We explore topics ...

The financial shockwaves of a catastrophic injury can destabilize an American household, deplete community resources, and even affect local economic vitality. This article examines how the cost of ...

Abstract: A contraction metric defines a differential Lyapunov-like function that robustly captures the convergence between trajectories. In this letter, we investigate the use of neural networks for ...