Title :
Minimum-time strong optimality of a singular arc: Extended Dubins problem
Author :
Chittaro, F.C. ; Stefani, Gianna
Author_Institution :
LSIS, La Garde, France
Abstract :
We consider the minimum time problem for a multi-input control-affine system. We assume that the Lie algebra generated by the controlled vector fields is two-step bracket-generating. We use Hamiltonian methods to prove that the coercivity of a suitable second variation associated to a Pontryagin singular arc is sufficient to prove its strong-local optimality. We provide an application of the result to a generalization of Dubins and dodgem car problems.
Keywords :
Lie algebras; geometry; optimal control; Hamiltonian methods; Lie algebra; Pontryagin singular arc; controlled vector fields; dodgem car problems; extended Dubins problem; minimum time problem; minimum-time strong optimality; multiinput control-affine system; strong-local optimality; Coercive force; Equations; Manifolds; Trajectory; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control (CDC), 2013 IEEE 52nd Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5714-2
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.2013.6760143