Optimal Control 3e

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

This new, updated edition of Optimal Control reflects major changes that have occurred in the field in recent years and presents, in a clear and direct way, the fundamentals of optimal control theory. It covers the major topics involving measurement, principles of optimality, dynamic programming, variational methods, Kalman filtering, and other solution techniques. To give the reader a sense of the problems that can arise in a hands-on project, the authors have updated material on optimal output feedback control, a technique used in the aerospace industry. Also included is a new chapter on Reinforcement Learning for adaptive optimal control. Relations to classical control theory are emphasized throughout the text, and a root-locus approach to steady-state controller design is included. A chapter on optimal control of polynomial systems is designed to give the reader sufficient background for further study in the field of adaptive control.