A new edition of the classic text on optimal control theory
As a superb introductory text and an indispensable reference, this new edition of Optimal Control will serve the needs of both the professional engineer and the advanced student in mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering. Its coverage encompasses all the fundamental topics as well as the major changes that have occurred in recent years. An abundance of computer simulations using MATLAB and relevant Toolboxes is included to give the reader the actual experience of applying the theory to real-world situations. Major topics covered include:
Static Optimization
Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Systems
Optimal Control of Continuous-Time Systems
The Tracking Problem and Other LQR Extensions
Final-Time-Free and Constrained Input Control
Dynamic Programming
Optimal Control for Polynomial Systems
Output Feedback and Structured Control
Robustness and Multivariable Frequency-Domain Techniques
Differential Games
Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Adaptive Control
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The authors demonstrate through numerous examples that computer simulations of optimal controllers are easy to implement and help give the reader an intuitive feel for the equations. To help build the reader's confidence in understanding the theory and its practical applications, the authors have provided many opportunities throughout the book for writing simple programs.
Optimal Control will also serve as an invaluable reference for control engineers in the industry. It offers numerous tables that make it easy to find the equations needed to implement optimal controllers for practical applications. All simulations have been performed using MATLAB and relevant Toolboxes.
Optimal Control assumes a background in the state-variable representation of systems; because matrix manipulations are the basic mathematical vehicle of the book, a short review is included in the appendix.
A lucid introductory text and an invaluable reference, Optimal Control will serve as a complete tool for the professional engineer and advanced student alike.
As a superb introductory text and an indispensable reference, this new edition of Optimal Control will serve the needs of both the professional engineer and the advanced student in mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering. Its coverage encompasses all the fundamental topics as well as the major changes of recent years, including output-feedback design and robust design. An abundance of computer simulations using MATLAB and relevant Toolboxes is included to give the reader the actual experience of applying the theory to real-world situations. Major topics covered include:
FRANK L. LEWIS is the Moncrief-O'Donnell Professor and Head of the Advanced Controls, Sensors, and MEMS Group in the Automation and Robotics Research Institute of the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Lewis is also a Fellow of the IEEE.
DRAGUNA L. VRABIE is Graduate Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, specializing in approximate dynamic programming for continuous state and action spaces, optimal control, adaptive control, model predictive control, and general theory of nonlinear systems.
VASSILIS L. SYRMOS is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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