Optimal control design for nonlinear descriptor systems via computational techniques

A computational method for optimal control problems of descriptor systems is focused on. Practical systems usually contain dynamic constraints and static constraints, and generally are expressed in a descriptor fashion. However, there is little research about the optimal control design with descriptor systems. In this paper, based on the so called second variation algorithms, we propose an iterative algorithm for numerical solutions in a descriptor fashion, using descriptor-type Riccati equations.