ABSTRACT

Nonlinear Optimal Control Theory presents a deep, wide-ranging introduction to the mathematical theory of the optimal control of processes governed by ordinary differential equations and certain types of differential equations with memory. Many examples illustrate the mathematical issues that need to be addressed when using optimal control techniqu

chapter 1|14 pages

Examples of Control Problems

chapter 2|20 pages

Formulation of Control Problems

chapter 3|44 pages

Relaxed Controls

chapter 4|34 pages

Existence Theorems; Compact Constraints

chapter 7|44 pages

Proof of the Maximum Principle

chapter 8|34 pages

Examples

chapter 10|10 pages

Hereditary Systems

chapter 11|32 pages

Bounded State Problems

chapter 12|34 pages

Hamilton-Jacobi Theory