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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes



Keywords


LQR = linear-quadratic regulator
LQG = linear-quadratic Gaussian
HJB = Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman


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1

Nonlinear optimization: unconstrained nonlinear optimization, line search methods

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2

Nonlinear optimization: constrained nonlinear optimization, Lagrange multipliers

Penalty/barrier functions are also often used, but will not be discussed here.

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3

Dynamic programming: principle of optimality, dynamic programming, discrete LQR

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4

HJB equation: differential pressure in continuous time, HJB equation, continuous LQR

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5

Calculus of variations

Most books cover this material well, but Kirk (chapter 4) does a particularly nice job. See here for an online reference.

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6

Calculus of variations applied to optimal control

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7

Numerical solution in MATLAB

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8

Properties of optimal control solution

Bryson and Ho, Section 3.5 and Kirk, Section 4.4

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9

Constrained optimal control

Bryson and Ho, section 3.x and Kirk, section 5.3

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10

Singular arcs

Bryson, chapter 8 and Kirk, section 5.6

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11

Estimators/Observers

Bryson, chapter 12 and Gelb, Optimal Estimation

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12

Stochastic optimal control

Kwaknernaak and Sivan, chapters 3.6, 5; Bryson, chapter 14; and Stengel, chapter 5

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13

LQG robustness

Stengel, chapter 6

Question: how well do the large gain and phase margins discussed for LQR (6-29) map over to LQG?

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14

16.31 Feedback Control Systems: multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, singular value decomposition

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15

Signals and system norms: H synthesis, different type of optimal controller

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16

Model predictive control

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