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Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous problems, which introduce additional topics and illustrate basic concepts,...

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Main Author: Kirk, Donald E., 1937-
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004.
Series:Dover Books on Electrical Engineering Ser.
Subjects:
Control theory.
Mathematical optimization.
Science > Mechanics > Dynamics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Electronics > General.
SCIENCE > System Theory.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Operations Research.
contrôle (mathématiques) > théorie > optimisation.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous problems, which introduce additional topics and illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text. Solution guide available upon request. 131 figures. 14 tables. 1970 edition.
Item Description:Originally published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1970 (Prentice-Hall networks series).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 452 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780486135076
0486135071
9781621985969
1621985962