arXiv Machine Learning August 21, 2026 By Shawon Dey, Michael Budihartono, Hever Moncayo

Data-Driven Time-Varying Control Barrier Functions for Adaptive Safe-Set Learning with Online Decremental Support Vector Machines

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arXiv:2608. 19366v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Mission-critical intelligent systems often operate under time-varying limitations that reduce control authority and change the admissible safe operating envelope.

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