scholarly journals Direct transcription solution of high index optimal control problems and regular Euler–Lagrange equations

2007 ◽  
Vol 202 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Campbell ◽  
Roswitha März
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
High Index ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
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An iterative approach for solving fractional optimal control problems

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Alizadeh ◽  
Sohrab Effati
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Necessary Optimality Conditions ◽  
Variational Iteration Method ◽  
Successive Approximations ◽  
Classical Solutions ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control Problems

In this work, the variational iteration method (VIM) is used to solve a class of fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs). New Lagrange multipliers are determined and some new iterative formulas are presented. The fractional derivative (FD) in these problems is in the Caputo sense. The necessary optimality conditions are achieved for FOCPs in terms of associated Euler–Lagrange equations and then the VIM is used to solve the resulting fractional differential equations. This technique rapidly provides the convergent successive approximations of the exact solution and the solutions approach the classical solutions of the problem as the order of the FDs approaches 1. To achieve the solution of the FOCPs using VIM, four illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Solving optimal control problems with control delays using direct transcription

2016 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 185-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Betts ◽  
Stephen L. Campbell ◽  
Karmethia C. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
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A Quadratic Numerical Scheme for Fractional Optimal Control Problems

2007 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Om P. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Control Theory ◽  
Numerical Scheme ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Fractional Integration ◽  
Classical Solutions ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control Problems

This paper presents a quadratic numerical scheme for a class of fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs). The fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. The performance index of a FOCP is considered as a function of both the state and the control variables, and the dynamic constraints are expressed by a set of fractional differential equations. The calculus of variations, the Lagrange multiplier, and the formula for fractional integration by parts are used to obtain Euler–Lagrange equations for the FOCP. The formulation presented and the resulting equations are very similar to those that appear in the classical optimal control theory. Thus, the present formulation essentially extends the classical control theory to fractional dynamic systems. The formulation is used to derive the control equations for a quadratic linear fractional control problem. For a linear system, this method results into a set of linear simultaneous equations, which can be solved using a direct or an iterative scheme. Numerical results for a FOCP are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the method. It is shown that the solutions converge as the number of grid points increases, and the solutions approach to classical solutions as the order of the fractional derivatives approach to 1. The formulation presented is simple and can be extended to other FOCPs.

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