Optimal Control of Systems with Uncertainty.

Abstract

The first problem considered was that of steering a system without disturbances to the origin when the magnitude of the control is constrained. A technique was developed for determining if a system can be steered to the origin and also a method for obtaining such a control when it exists. Next, the controllability problem was generalized by allowing for targets other than the origin. To reduce computational capability, a method was developed which exploits the affine nature of the target and requires the solution of a smaller dimensional optimization problem. One other area which has been under investigation is that of avoidance control. The controllability problem for systems with disturbances is being investigated. Research is also continuing on controllability of systems without disturbances. Work is also in progress on the avoidance control problem as well as the closely related holding problem. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078433

Entities

People

  • W. E. Schmitendorf

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Computations
  • Convex Sets
  • Eigenvalues
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Integrals
  • Linear Systems
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • New York
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Theorems

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Theoretical Analysis.