e-books in Optimal Control category
An Introduction to Mathematical Optimal Control Theoryby Lawrence C. Evans - University of California, Berkeley , 2010
Contents: Introduction; Controllability, bang-bang principle; Linear time-optimal control; The Pontryagin Maximum Principle; Dynamic programming; Game theory; Introduction to stochastic control theory; Proofs of the Pontryagin Maximum Principle.
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Optimization and Controlby Richard Weber - University of Cambridge , 2010
Topics: Dynamic Programming; Dynamic Programming Examples; Dynamic Programming over the Infinite Horizon; Positive Programming; Negative Programming; Bandit Processes and Gittins Index; Average-cost Programming; LQ Regulation; Controllability; etc.
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Distributed-Parameter Port-Hamiltonian Systemsby Hans Zwart, Birgit Jacob - CIMPA , 2009
Topics from the table of contents: Introduction; Homogeneous differential equation; Boundary Control Systems; Transfer Functions; Well-posedness; Stability and Stabilizability; Systems with Dissipation; Mathematical Background.
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Modeling, Simulation and Optimization: Tolerance and Optimal Controlby Shkelzen Cakaj - InTech , 2010
Topics covered: parametric representation of shapes, modeling of dynamic continuous fluid flow process, plant layout optimal plot plan, atmospheric modeling, cellular automata simulations, thyristor switching characteristics simulation, etc.
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Stochastic Optimal Control: The Discrete-Time Caseby Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Steven E. Shreve - Athena Scientific , 1996
This research monograph is the authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the mathematical foundations of stochastic optimal control of discrete-time systems, including the treatment of the intricate measure-theoretic issues.
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Optimal Control: Linear Quadratic Methodsby B.D.O. Anderson, J.B. Moore - Prentice-Hall , 1989
Numerous examples highlight this treatment of the use of linear quadratic Gaussian methods for control system design. It explores linear optimal control theory from an engineering viewpoint, with illustrations of practical applications.
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Linear Optimal Controlby B.D.O. Anderson, J.B. Moore - Prentice Hall , 1971
This book constructs a bridge between the familiar classical control results and those of modern control theory. Many modern control results do have practical engineering significance, as distinct from applied mathematical significance.
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