INITIAL-VALUE METHODS IN OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY,
Abstract
A new approach to constrained variational problems is presented in which the variational problem is converted directly into a Cauchy problem, with no use made of Euler equations or dynamic programming techniques. Frequently the initial-value problem is stable, in contrast to the numerically unstable boundary-value problem for the Euler equations. Results are applicable in guidance and control studies and in those branches of mathematical physics described by variational principles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0675160
Entities
People
- R. Sridhar
- Robert E. Kalaba
Organizations
- RAND Corporation