Control Theory with Applications to Naval Hydrodynamics: The First David W. Taylor Lectures -- April 1972

Abstract

The lectures present an introduction to modern control theory. Calculus of variations is used to study the problem of determining the optimal control for a deterministic system without constraints and for one with constraints. The method of dynamic programming is also used to solve the unconstrained control problem. Stochastic systems are introduced, and the Kalman-Bucy filter is derived.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA025702

Entities

People

  • Reinier Timman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Control Systems
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Linear Systems
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Real Variables
  • Stochastic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.