Practical Methods for Optimal Control Using Nonlinear Programming Betts Hardback

Practical Methods for Optimal Control Using Nonlinear ProgrammingAuthor(s): John T. Betts\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics,U.S., United States\nImprint: Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781611976182, 978-1611976182\nSynopsis\nHow do you fly an airplane from one point to another as fast as possible? What is the best way to administer a vaccine to fight the harmful effects of disease? What is the most efficient way to produce a chemical substance? This book presents practical methods for solving real optimal control problems such as these.\n\nThis third edition focuses on the direct transcription method for optimal control, and features: \n\nA summary of relevant material in constrained optimization, including nonlinear programming.\nDiscretization techniques appropriate for ordinary differential equations and differential-algebraic equations.\nSeveral examples and descriptions of computational algorithm form.