num_pages: 480
description: Optimal control theory is the science of maximizing the returns from and minimizing the costs of the operation of physical, social, and economic processes. Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization.Chapters 1 and 2 focus on describing systems and evaluating their performances. Chapter 3 deals with dynamic programming. The calculus of variations and Pontryagin's minimum principle are the subjects of chapters 4 and 5, and chapter 6 examines iterative numerical techniques for finding optimal controls and trajectories. Numerous problems, intended to introduce additional topics as well as to illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text.
language: English
title: Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction
titlecomplete: Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering)
genres: Mathematics, Engineering, Reference, Research, Science, Textbooks
ratings_count: 62
publisher: Dover Publications