ME 5740: Optimal Control
(Cross-listed with AERE 5740/ EE 5740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
The optimal control problem. Variational approach. Pontryagin's principle, Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Dynamic programming. Time-optimal, minimum fuel, minimum energy control systems. The regulator problem. Structures and properties of optimal controls. (Typically Offered: Spring)