Applied Optimal Control

This best-selling text focuses on the analysis and design of complicated dynamics systems. CHOICE called it "a high-level, concise book that could well be used as a reference by engineers, applied mathematicians, and undergraduates. The format is good, the presentation clear, the diagrams instructive, the examples and problems helpful...References and a multiple-choice examination are included."

Bryson, A. E.

1. Parameter optimization problems, 2. Optimization problems for dynamic systems, 3. Optimization problems for dynamic systems with path constraints, 4. Optimal feedback control, 5. Linear systems with quadratic criteria: linear feedback, 6. Neighboring extremals and the second variation, 7. Numerical solution of optimal programming and control problems, 8. Singular solutions of optimization and control problems, 9. Differential games, 10. Some concepts of probability, 11. Introduction to random processes, 12. Optimal filtering and prediction, 13. Optimal smoothing and interpolation, 14. Optimal feedback control in the presence of uncertainty, Appendix A - Some basic mathematical facts, Appendix B - Properties of linear systems, References, Multiple-choice examination, Index