A Generalized Gradient in Optimal Control.

Abstract

Gradient methods or methods of steepest descent in control-space have been found to be quite useful for the numerical solution of a large class of problems in optimal control. However, there is a large class of problems for which these methods have not been successful. To deal with this larger class of problems, a generalized gradient method is proposed. The convergence rate of this method is analyzed for a certain class of problems and the analysis is verified numerically. The analysis is then used to suggest improvements in the basic algorithm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767552

Entities

People

  • David D. Barnett

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Convergence

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers