Gradient Methods in Optimal Control Theory,

Abstract

In the paper, recent work performed at Rice University on gradient methods in optimal control theory is presented from a unified point of view. The problem considered is that of minimizing a functional with respect to the state x(theta) and the control u(theta) which satisfy a vector differential constraint, a vector initial condition, and a vector final condition. The algorithms presented are two: the sequential gradient-restoration algorithm and the combined gradient-restoration algorithm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0732242

Entities

People

  • Angelo Miele

Organizations

  • Rice University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Control Theory
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Mathematics
  • Optimization
  • Schools

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  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.