OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY APPLIED TO SYSTEMS DESCRIBED BY PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS. VOL. 1 OF FINAL REPORT.

Abstract

The study of optimal control problems for distributed parameter systems is intimately connected to the study of partial differential equations and/or integral equations involving two or more independent variables. The primary purpose of the dissertation is to investigate the application of optimal control theory to systems described by partial differential equations. The intent is not to advance the theory of partial differential equations per se. Thus all considerations will be restricted to the more familiar equations of the type which often occur in mathematical physics. Specifically, the distributed parameter systems under consideration are represented by a set of field equations.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646094

Entities

People

  • W. L. Brogan

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Theory
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Integrals
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Theoretical Analysis.