Optimal control

branch of control theory that deals with finding a control for a dynamical system over a period of time such that an objective function is optimized.

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computational task

Available identifiers

WikidataQ1971426 ScholiaQ1971426

MaRDI QIDQ6534338MaRDI QIDQ6534338FDOQ6534338

Description (long)

Finding controls, e.g. external forces|fields, such that they drive a given control system from a given initial state to a specific final state (target), typically with constraints such as using not too high fields (cost).

Contained entities

optimal control cost	$J[u]\equiv \sum _k{\alpha }_k{\int }_0^{T}dt{u}_k^2(t)$	objective function
	$T$ represents control system duration
	$t$ represents time
	$u$ represents control system input
	$J$ represents optimal control cost
	$\alpha$ represents optimal control penalty factor
optimal control target	$J[u,x]\equiv x^{†}(T)Dx(T)$	objective function
	$D$ represents control system matrix D
	$T$ represents control system duration
	$u$ represents control system input
	$x$ represents control system state
	$J$ represents optimal control target
optimal control final	$z(t=T)=Dx(t=T)$	final condition
	$D$ represents control system matrix D
	$T$ represents control system duration
	$t$ represents time
	$x$ represents control system state
	$z$ represents control system Lagrange multiplier
optimal control initial	$x(t=0)=x_0$	initial condition
	$t$ represents time
	$x$ represents control system state
	$x_0$ represents initial value of control system
control system input	input
optimal control constraint	$J[u,x,z]=2\mathrm{\Re }{\int }_0^{T}dt{z}^{†}(t)({\partial }_t-A-\sum _k{u}_k(t)N_k)x(t)$	constraint
	$A$ represents control system matrix A
	$N$ represents control system matrix N
	$T$ represents control system duration
	$t$ represents time
	$u$ represents control system input
	$x$ represents control system state
	$z$ represents control system Lagrange multiplier
optimal control update	$u_k(t)=-\frac{1}{{\alpha }_k}\mathrm{\Im }(z^{†}(t)N_{k}x(t))$
	$N$ represents control system matrix N
	$\alpha$ represents optimal control penalty factor
	$t$ represents time
	$u$ represents control system input
	$x$ represents control system state
	$z$ represents control system Lagrange multiplier
optimal control backward	$\dot{z}(t)=-(A^{†}+\sum _k{u}_k(t)N_k^{†})z(t)-B^{†}u(t)$
	$A$ represents control system matrix A
	$B$ represents control system matrix B
	$N$ represents control system matrix N
	$t$ represents time
	$u$ represents control system input
	$z$ represents control system Lagrange multiplier
optimal control forward	$\dot{x}(t)=(A+\sum _k{u}_k(t)N_k)x(t)+Bu(t)$
	$A$ represents control system matrix A
	$B$ represents control system matrix B
	$N$ represents control system matrix N
	$t$ represents time
	$u$ represents control system input
	$x$ represents control system state

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal_control

Quantum optimal control theory

WavePacket: A Matlab package for numerical quantum dynamics.II: Open quantum systems, optimal control, and model reduction

Further links

Item	Property
control system	used by
control system model (bilinear)	used by
electron shuttling model	used by
Fokker Planck model	used by
Hamiltonian	facet of
linear rotor (apolar)	used by
linear rotor (combined)	used by
linear rotor (polar)	used by
quantum model (closed system)	used by
quantum model (open system)	used by
symmetric top (combined)	used by

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