NUMERICAL SOLUTION OF FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS BY MEANS OF LAPLACE TRANSFORM-VI: STOCHASTIC TIMEOPTIMAL CONTROL.

Abstract

The problem of transforming a given system from an initial state to a desired terminal state in the most efficient manner is a basic one in control theory, operations research, and routing in networks. This study deals with how to route so as to maximize the probability of arriving at the destination on time or earlier. The basic equations are derived via dynamic programming, and the principal computational tool is the numerical inversion of Laplace transforms. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0600373

Entities

People

  • J. Lockett
  • Richard E. Bellman
  • Robert E. Kalaba

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Theory
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Equations
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Inversion
  • Mathematics
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Terminals

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Operations Research