Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction - Brossura

Kirk, Donald E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486434842 ISBN 13: 9780486434841

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2004

Riassunto

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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Contenuti:

I. Describing the System and Evaluating Its Performance. 1. Introduction. 2. The Performance Measure. II. Dynamic Programming. 3. Dynamic Programming. III. The Calculus of Variations and Pontryagin's Minimum Principle. 4. The Calculus of Variations. 5. The Variational Approach to Optimal Control Problems. IV. Iterative Numerical Techniques for Finding Optimal Controls and Trajectories. 6. Numerical Determination of Optimal Trajectories. V. Conclusion. 7. Summation. Appendices. Index.

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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. Numerous problems, which introduce additional topics and illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text. Solution guide available upon request. 131 figures. 14 tables. 1970 edition.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0486434842
• ISBN 13: 9780486434841
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480