A CONTROL THEORY BOLZA PROBLEM WITH INTERMEDIATE CONSTRAINTS.
Abstract
The paper is a discussion of the control theory analogue of a problem of Bolza in the calculus of variations where admissible arcs may be required to satisfy some intermediate constraints as well as boundary conditions. This problem was first considered by Denbow who transformed it into a classical Bolza problem by looking at each stage defined by two consecutive intermediate constraints as being a classical Bolza problem and solving all stages simultaneously. This requires that each stage be of some positive duration, but it yields the necessary and sufficiency theorems associated with a minimizing arc for the Bolza problem of that time. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0710420
Entities
People
- Weston Irwin Nathanson
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles