The calculus of variations and optimal control. An introduction

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

optimal control optimal feedback control linear systems geometric approach inverse problems calculus of variations Euler-Lagrange equation singular control parameter optimization isoperimetric constraints corner conditions linear quadratic problem necessary conditions for an extremum classical calculus of variations endpoint inequality constraints optimization of vector-value cost systems with state- dependent control constraints Weierstrass, Legendre, and Jacobi necessary conditions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Controllability (93B05) Linear systems in control theory (93C05) Lagrange's equations (70H03) Optimality conditions for free problems in two or more independent variables (49K10) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to calculus of variations and optimal control (49-01)

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