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Optimal Control Theory An Introduction Dover Books on Electrical Engineering

by [Donald E. Kirk]

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Optimal control theory is the science of maximizing the returns from and minimizing the costs of the operation of physical, social, and economic processes. Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization.
Chapters 1 and 2 focus on describing systems and evaluating their performances. Chapter 3 deals with dynamic programming. The calculus of variations and Pontryagin's minimum principle are the subjects of chapters 4 and 5, and chapter 6 examines iterative numerical techniques for finding optimal controls and trajectories. Numerous problems, intended to introduce additional topics as well as to illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text.

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  • Dover Publications Brand
  • Apr 30, 2004 Pub Date:
  • 9780486434841 ISBN-13:
  • 0486434842 ISBN-10:
  • 480.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.3 in * 1 in * 5.4 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: