On the Relationship between Reliability and Linear Quadratic Optimal Control.

Abstract

The linear quadratic optimal control method is used today to solve many complex systems problems. As system complexity increases, and as linear quadratic optimal control is used in more demanding situations, the extension of the design methodology to cover system failures, robustness and reliability is of crucial importance. This paper documents the progress toward a theory which incorporates reliability in the performance index; a linear quadratic control problem is formulated which accounts for system effectiveness and gives an offline procedure for comparing two linear quadratic control systems on the basis of both reliability and performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA052896

Entities

People

  • J. Douglas Birdwell
  • Michael Athans

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Actuators
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Linear Systems
  • Markov Chains
  • Noise
  • Open Loop Systems
  • Probability
  • Reliability
  • Riccati Equation
  • Steady State

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  • Engineering

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