Minimum-energy control of a class of electrically driven vehicles

A minimum-energy controller is designed and built for a class of electrically driven vehicles according to the theoretical concepts determined by the application of modern control theory. Theoretical results are obtained by making several justifiable assumptions in the dynamical equations of the system and solving the resulting stochastic optimal control problem by Bellman´s dynamic programming technique. Several practical and economical considerations are taken into account for the mechanization of the minimum-energy control law.