Title :
Optimal control of neutral systems
Author_Institution :
Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, England
fDate :
4/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This correspondence considers the necessary conditions for optimal control of a nonlinear neutral system with general cost function. Using variational techniques, it is shown that the adjoint variable is discontinuous, and furthermore, the form of the discontinuity is characterized.
Keywords :
Delay systems; Nonlinear systems, continuous-time; Optimal control; Adaptive control; Automatic control; Cost function; Dynamic programming; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Linear feedback control systems; Minimax techniques; Nonlinear equations; Open loop systems; Optimal control;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.1974.1100511
