• DocumentCode
    1235326
  • Title

    An Introduction to Dynamic Programming

  • Author

    Kirk, Donald E.

  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    212
  • Lastpage
    219
  • Abstract
    Optimal control theory is introduced at a level appropriate for the undergraduate student. The principle of optimality is derived and used to develop the computational algorithm of dynamic programming. Two numerical examples, a routing problem and an optimal control problem, are solved to illustrate the basic concepts and the computational procedure. Supplementary problems with partial solutions are provided.
  • Keywords
    Control system synthesis; Control systems; Control theory; Cost function; Dynamic programming; Heuristic algorithms; Kirk field collapse effect; Optimal control; Routing; System analysis and design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TE.1967.4320291
  • Filename
    4320291