An Approximation Technique for Small Noise Open Loop Control Problems.

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the development of an approximation technique for the solution of a class of fixed stopping time small noise open loop control problems. These problems arise by adding an additive white noise term with a small coefficient sq rt (2 epsilon) I to the system equations in the deterministic control problem. An approximation scheme is developed that has the advantage that one finds approximately optimal controls simultaneously for all sufficiently small epsilon. The scheme requires the solution of a generalized linear regulator problem which is solvable easily numerically. The numerical method is also presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA072638

Entities

People

  • Charles J. Holland

Organizations

  • Purdue University

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Brownian Motion
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Gaussian Processes
  • Mathematics
  • Noise
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Regulators
  • Scientific Research
  • Stochastic Control
  • United States
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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