A note on commutative bilinear optimal control

1 December 1978

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Vol. 23 (6) , 1111
https://doi.org/10.1109/tac.1978.1101921

Abstract

For optimal control problems with bilinear dynamics and quadratic cost, the assumption of commutativity is extremely strong and reduces the problem to the classical one of least action.

Keywords

OPTIMAL CONTROL
CONTINUOUS-STIRRED TANK REACTOR
COST FUNCTION
VELOCITY CONTROL
OPEN LOOP SYSTEMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COMPUTER SIMULATION
PERIODIC STRUCTURES
COILS