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		<title>Mpw6: Created page with &quot;This course serves as an introduction to optimal control theory for linear and nonlinear systems.  &#039;&#039;&#039;TEXT&#039;&#039;&#039;: “Optimal Control Theory, An Introduction,” by D.E. Kirk, Pre...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;This course serves as an introduction to optimal control theory for linear and nonlinear systems.  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;TEXT&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: “Optimal Control Theory, An Introduction,” by D.E. Kirk, Pre...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;This course serves as an introduction to optimal control theory for linear and nonlinear systems.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;TEXT&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: “Optimal Control Theory, An Introduction,” by D.E. Kirk, Prentice-Hall, New York, NY, 1970.&lt;br /&gt;
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* Optimal Control Examples&lt;br /&gt;
* Review of Function Optimization&lt;br /&gt;
** Global Extremum&lt;br /&gt;
** Little o and Big O Functions&lt;br /&gt;
** Vector Calculus&lt;br /&gt;
** Constraints and Lagrange Multipliers&lt;br /&gt;
* Calculus of Variations&lt;br /&gt;
** Perturbations in Functions&lt;br /&gt;
** Necessary Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
** First Problem of Calculus of Variations&lt;br /&gt;
** Boundary Condition Problems&lt;br /&gt;
** Piece-Wise Smooth Extremals&lt;br /&gt;
** Sufficient Conditions for Local Minima&lt;br /&gt;
* Hamiltonian Formulation&lt;br /&gt;
** Euler-Lagrange Equations&lt;br /&gt;
** Transversality Conditions&lt;br /&gt;
** Maximum Principle&lt;br /&gt;
* Linear Quadratic Regulator&lt;br /&gt;
** Matrix Riccati Equation&lt;br /&gt;
* Computational Techniques&lt;br /&gt;
** Gradient Method&lt;br /&gt;
** Shooting Methods&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Years Taught&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Spring &amp;#039;01&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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