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2112.10891

Regularity of Optimal Solutions and the Optimal Cost for Hybrid Dynamical Systems via Reachability Analysis

Berk Altın, Ricardo G. Sanfelice

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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

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The paper’s Theorem 13 states continuity of the optimal cost/value map under outer well-posedness, pre-forward completeness, inner well-posed perturbations dominated by a ρ-perturbation, and the non-jump/non-terminal-time assumption at the target hybrid time, together with continuity of the cost in its parameter; see the formal statement of Theorem 13 and its surrounding discussion . The candidate solution reproduces the same claim and proves it by (i) establishing limsup/liminf inclusions for the reachable sets via outer/inner well-posedness and (ii) passing to the limit using continuity of the cost—exactly the strategy the paper adopts (via Theorems 10 and 11, Berge’s maximum theorem, and graphical convergence) . Minor differences are stylistic: the model gives an explicit “evaluation along converging graphs” lemma (the paper references a similar fact as [38, Lemma 2]) and proceeds directly with limsup/liminf arguments, whereas the paper explicitly invokes Berge’s theorem. No missing hypotheses materially affecting correctness were found. Hence, both are correct and essentially the same proof.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The theorem and its assumptions are standard within the hybrid-inclusion framework, and the result is proved correctly by combining reachable-set regularity and Berge’s theorem. The contribution is valuable in unifying upper and lower semicontinuity into a continuity (and approximability) statement. Minor clarifications would improve readability: make explicit the evaluation step under graphical convergence and provide a concise map of dependencies among the results.