Book description
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:
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Static Optimization
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Optimal Control of Discrete-Time Systems
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Optimal Control of Continuous-Time Systems
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The Tracking Problem and Other LQR Extensions
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Final-Time-Free and Constrained Input Control
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Dynamic Programming
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Optimal Control for Polynomial Systems
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Output Feedback and Structured Control
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Robustness and Multivariable Frequency-Domain
Techniques
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Differential Games
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Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Adaptive
Control
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.
