• DocumentCode
    2709941
  • Title

    Singular control methods for the Coulomb friction brachistochrone

  • Author

    Lipp, Stephen C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., New Orleans Univ., LA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    11-13 Dec 1996
  • Firstpage
    1642
  • Abstract
    This paper finds the minimum-time path of a particle between two points in a uniform gravitational field when motion of the particle is resisted by a force proportional to the normal force exerted on the particle by the path. The problem solution utilizes singular control methods
  • Keywords
    friction; singular optimal control; Coulomb friction brachistochrone; minimum-time path; singular control methods; uniform gravitational field; Closed-form solution; Computer numerical control; Equations; Friction; Geometry; Mechanical engineering; Optimal control; Polynomials; Shape; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control, 1996., Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kobe
  • ISSN
    0191-2216
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3590-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.1996.572774
  • Filename
    572774