A Computational Technique for Optimal Control Problems with State Variable Constraint

Yu-Chi Ho

ResearchPublished 1962

A description of a general computational procedure for solving a class of variational problems in which one of the variables describing system behavior is restricted as to how large it can become. The procedure uses the concept of gradient and successively improves the solution. The procedure may also be applied to space-vehicle trajectory optimization problems.

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Ho, Yu-Chi, A Computational Technique for Optimal Control Problems with State Variable Constraint. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3042.html.
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