FOUNDATIONS OF OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY

Contents:

1. Methods, Theory, and Practices in Optimal Control Synthesis

2. Optimal Control of Linear Systems

3. Optimal Control for Linear Processes with Integral Convex Cost Criteria

4. The Maximal Principle and the Existence of Optimal Controllers for Nonlinear Processes

5. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Optimal Control

6. Control System Properties: Controllability, Observability, and Stability

7. Synthesis of Optimal Controllers for Some Basic Nonlinear Control Processes

Appendix A. Steepest descent and computational techniques for optimal control problems

Appendix B. Bibliography on optimal processes governed by ordinary and partial functional differential systems