A More General Solution of Deterministic Optimal Control Problems with Linear Dynamics and Quadratic Criterion.

Abstract

An optimal control problem with linear dynamics and quadratic criterion is imbedded in a family of problems characterized by both initial and terminal points. The optimal value function is jointly quadratic in initial and terminal points and the optimal control is jointly linear. Recursive formulas for the coefficients of these functions are developed. This generalized procedure can be used to solve several versions of the problem not solvable by the standard one-ended imbedding technique. In particular, a procedure doubling the number of stages at each iteration is given for problems with coefficients not varying with the stage. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731836

Entities

People

  • Stuart E. Dreyfus
  • Yi Chi Kan

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Dynamics
  • Iterations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Standards
  • Terminals

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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  • Operations Research