• DocumentCode
    343372
  • Title

    Synthesis and experimental testing of a nonlinear optimal tracking controller

  • Author

    McLain, Timothy W. ; Bailey, Christopher A. ; Beard, Randal W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    2847
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a novel approach for developing tracking controllers for nonlinear systems. The approach involves the numerical solution, by Galerkin approximation, of the time-varying Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation and results in a nonlinear controller approximating the optimal tracking control law for a specified desired trajectory and cost function. Experimental results are presented for a nonlinear pendulum system
  • Keywords
    Galerkin method; approximation theory; control system synthesis; nonlinear systems; optimal control; partial differential equations; pendulums; tracking; Galerkin approximation; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation; cost function; nonlinear systems; optimal control; partial differential equations; pendulum; tracking; Control systems; Cost function; Nonlinear control systems; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear systems; Open loop systems; Optimal control; Riccati equations; Testing; Trajectory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    American Control Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    0743-1619
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4990-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACC.1999.786592
  • Filename
    786592