Advances in Control Systems

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Computational Problems in Random and Deterministic Dynamical Systems

I. Introduction

II. Problem Statement and Preliminaries

III. Sufficient Conditions for Controllability

IV. Solution of Terminal Control Problem

V. Computational Comparisons

VI. Relations Between the Induced State Space Algorithm and the Maximum Principle

VII. Relations Between the Induced State Space Algorithm and Dynamic Programming: An Optimal Iterative Algorithm

References

Approximate Continuous Nonlinear Minimal-Variance Filtering

I. Introduction

II. Mathematical Model

III. Review of Present Approximate Filter Equations

IV. Derivation of Valid Filter Equations

V. Simulations

References

Computational Methods in Optimal Control Problems

I. Introduction

II. The Optimal Control Problem

III. Computational Methods and Integration of Optimal Trajectories

IV. A Reentry Problem

V. Optimal Reentry Trajectories

VI. An Optimal Linear Control System

VII. Summary and Conclusions

References

The Optimal Control of Systems with Transport Lag

Notation and Symbols

I. Introduction

II. Systems Described by Differential-Integral Equations

III. Systems Described by Linear Differential-Integral Equations

IV. Linear Systems with Time Delays

V. Computational Results

VI. Conclusions and Comments

References

Entropy Analysis of Feedback Control Systems

I. Introduction

II. Mathematical Preliminaries

III. The Estimation Problem

IV. Real-Time Data Processing

V. Conclusions

References

Optimal Control of Linear Distributed Parameter Systems

I. Introduction

II. Elements of Problem Formulation

III. Optimal Control via Parametrization and Approximation

IV. Optimal Control via Function Space Methods

V. The Optimal Pursuit Problem for Cauchy Systems

List of Symbols

References

Author Index

Subject Index