An Approach to Sub-optimal Feedback Control of Non-linear Systems

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Abstract
A method is developed for the determination of sub-optimal control laws for non-linear dynamical systems. The control laws determined by the use of this method are in time invariant, feedback form and approximately minimize a performance index which is the integral of a positive definite function of the state plus a quadratic function of the control. The basis of the proposed technique is a method for the determination of approximate solutions for the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. The method is applied to two examples and the results are shown to compare favourably with those obtained by use of other sub-optimal control procedures. The method developed in this paper is applicable, in a practical sense, to systems of higher than second order and seems to hold promise as a means for solving a large class of optimization problems.

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