Optimal Control: Proceedings of the Conference on Optimal Control and Variational Calculus Oberwolfach, West-Germany, June 15-21, 1986

by Roland Bulirsch (Editor), Angelo Miele (Editor), Josef Stoer (Editor), Klaus H. Well (Editor)

Overview

The volume contains new research papers (some of which are of a tutorial nature) on theory and computational methods, oscillatory control, deterministic control of uncertain systems, nonlinear perturbed optimal control, and on control of systems with distributed parameters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540179009
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	07/15/1987
Series:	Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences , #95
Pages:	333
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Singular perturbations and asymptotic expansions in nonlinear optimal control.- Reduction of deterministic differential games to problems of optimization the method of successive approximate strategies.- Limit cycles in economic control models.- An approach to control theory by fixed point algorithms.- Numerical solution of an optimal control problem with hysteresis.- Comparison between several conjugation concepts.- Optimal control with initial state not a priort given and boundary condition involving a delay.- Sensitivity and optimal control of elastic structures with distributed parameters.- Computational strategies for the tension parameters of the exponential spline.- Aircraft minimum time-to-clime model comparison.- Aircraft trajectory optimization by curvature control.- Oscillatory cruise — A perspective.- A planar intercept problem with a chattering junction of non-singular and singular subarcs.- On the synthesis of optimal nonlinear feedback laws.- Direct and indirect approach for real-time optimization of flight paths.- Pole placement with optimization.- Nonlinear system analysis by direct collocation.- Control of a robotic manipulator on a prescribed path subject to optimization conditions and additional constraints.- Numerical computation of singular control functions for a two-link robot arm.- Decentralized control for an uncertain multi-reach river system.- A new approach for optimizing hydropower system operation with a quadratic model.- Some problems associated with the control of distributed structures.- Optimal control of a distributed system.- Optimale gestaltung von elastischen balken.