Variable Time Optimal Control,
Abstract
In problems of optimal control, the final time T may be fixed or it may be variable. For the variable time case, an additional necessary condition that the Hamiltonian be zero is added to the usual conditions used for the fixed time case. In this paper, it will be shown that this necessary condition may lead to a variable time local maximum as well as a local minimum. The paper first develops a computational algorithm using only the H=O condition, and then develops a sufficient condition for a variable time local minimum and a computational algorithm employing this condition. Numerical examples are given to illustrate all results. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0717177
Entities
People
- C. T. Leondes
- Robert A. Niemann
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles