A Nonlinear Liapunov Inequality,

Abstract

In the context of control theory, the control variable q(t) takes a solution initially at the origin in the (t,x)-plane to the point (a,0) while meeting the lower bound in (2) arbitrarily closely. We extend this inequality in two directions. First, we generalize the boundary value problem (1) itself to certain nonlinear equations. Secondly, we minimize more general integrals than the one in (2). Among other things, these results permit us to obtain new sufficiently criteria for the stability of Hill's equation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001081

Entities

People

  • Leon Kotin

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Control Theory
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Inequalities
  • Integrals
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Michigan
  • Partial Differential Equations

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis