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@article{Scarciotti:2014:10.1080/23307706.2014.899110,
author = {Scarciotti, G and Astolfi, A},
doi = {10.1080/23307706.2014.899110},
journal = {Journal of Control and Decision},
pages = {149--165},
title = {Approximate finite-horizon optimal control for input-affine nonlinear systems with input constraints},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23307706.2014.899110},
volume = {1},
year = {2014}
}

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AB  - The finite-horizon optimal control problem with input constraints consists in controlling the state of a dynamical system over a finite time interval (possibly unknown) minimising a cost functional, while satisfying hard constraints on the input. In this framework, the minimum-time optimal control problem and some related problems are of interest for both theory and applications. For linear systems, the solution of the problem often relies upon the use of bang-bang control signals. For nonlinear systems, the “shape” of the optimal input is in general not known. The control input can be found solving a Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation (PDE): it typically consists of a combination of bang-bang controls and singular arcs. In this paper, a methodology to approximate the solution of the HJB PDE is proposed. This approximation yields a dynamic state feedback law. The theory is illustrated by means of two examples: the minimum-time optimal control problem for an industrial wastewater treatment plant and the Goddard problem, i.e. a maximum-range optimal control problem.
AU  - Scarciotti,G
AU  - Astolfi,A
DO  - 10.1080/23307706.2014.899110
EP  - 165
PY  - 2014///
SN  - 2330-7706
SP  - 149
TI  - Approximate finite-horizon optimal control for input-affine nonlinear systems with input constraints
T2  - Journal of Control and Decision
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23307706.2014.899110
VL  - 1
ER  -

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