Download or read book Optimal Control Theory for Applications written by David G. Hull and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The published material represents the outgrowth of teaching analytical optimization to aerospace engineering graduate students. To make the material available to the widest audience, the prerequisites are limited to calculus and differential equations. It is also a book about the mathematical aspects of optimal control theory. It was developed in an engineering environment from material learned by the author while applying it to the solution of engineering problems. One goal of the book is to help engineering graduate students learn the fundamentals which are needed to apply the methods to engineering problems. The examples are from geometry and elementary dynamical systems so that they can be understood by all engineering students. Another goal of this text is to unify optimization by using the differential of calculus to create the Taylor series expansions needed to derive the optimality conditions of optimal control theory.
Download or read book Time optimal Control of Mechanical Systems written by Walter Schenker and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Optimal Control of Mechanical Systems written by Kathrin Flaßkamp and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimal control problems for mechanical systems manifoldly arise in the fields of engineering and natural sciences, for instance, in robotics, biomechanics, automotive systems, or in space mission design. Here, the aim is to influence the systems dynamical behavior via its control inputs such that a given problem is optimally solved. For complex technical systems, an adequate modeling leads to hybrid dynamical systems. Hybrid control strategies provide a range of new possibilities for the design and the numerical computation of optimal control laws and, at the same time, a number of interesting open questions concerning the analysis, control, and optimization of hybrid dynamical systems arise. This thesis is devoted to two main aspects in this field: structure exploiting motion planning and optimal control of hybrid mechanical systems. The first part focuses on an optimal control method termed motion planning with motion primitives, which is based on exploiting inherent dynamical structures of the system, namely symmetry and (un)stable invariant manifolds. In many applications, energy efficiency plays a major role in the control design. To compute sequences with minimal control effort, the uncontrolled, i.e. natural dynamics are searched for (un)stable invariant manifolds of equilibrium points. In the second part of this thesis, the optimal control method DMOC (Discrete Mechanics and Optimal Control) is extended to hybrid mechanical systems. To this aim, a hybrid variational principle is developed. Then, an optimal control problem for a hybrid mechanical system can be addressed by a two layer approach. As an important subproblem, switching time optimization for discretized dynamical systems is studied. Finally, the motion planning method is brought into the hybrid optimal control setting. ; eng
Download or read book Duality System in Applied Mechanics and Optimal Control written by Wan-Xie Zhong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unified approach is proposed for applied mechanics and optimal control theory. The Hamilton system methodology in analytical mechanics is used for eigenvalue problems, vibration theory, gyroscopic systems, structural mechanics, wave-guide, LQ control, Kalman filter, robust control etc. All aspects are described in the same unified methodology. Numerical methods for all these problems are provided and given in meta-language, which can be implemented easily on the computer. Precise integration methods both for initial value problems and for two-point boundary value problems are proposed, which result in the numerical solutions of computer precision. Key Features of the text include: -Unified approach based on Hamilton duality system theory and symplectic mathematics. -Gyroscopic system vibration, eigenvalue problems. -Canonical transformation applied to non-linear systems. -Pseudo-excitation method for structural random vibrations. -Precise integration of two-point boundary value problems. -Wave propagation along wave-guides, scattering. -Precise solution of Riccati differential equations. -Kalman filtering. -HINFINITY theory of control and filter.
Download or read book Geometric Control of Mechanical Systems written by Francesco Bullo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The area of analysis and control of mechanical systems using differential geometry is flourishing. This book collects many results over the last decade and provides a comprehensive introduction to the area.
Download or read book On Optimal Control of Mechanical Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Optimal Control Theory written by Donald E. Kirk and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upper-level undergraduate text introduces aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous figures, tables. Solution guide available upon request. 1970 edition.
Download or read book Optimal Control with Engineering Applications written by Hans P. Geering and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-23 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces a variety of problem statements in classical optimal control, in optimal estimation and filtering, and in optimal control problems with non-scalar-valued performance criteria. Many example problems are solved completely in the body of the text. All chapter-end exercises are sketched in the appendix. The theoretical part of the book is based on the calculus of variations, so the exposition is very transparent and requires little mathematical rigor.
Download or read book On Optimal Control Simulations for Mechanical Systems written by Sigrid Leyendecker and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PID Trajectory Tracking Control for Mechanical Systems written by Youngjin Choi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though PID control has a long history as much as its life force since Ziegler and Nichols published the empirical tuning rules in 1942, surprisingly, it has never been changed in the structure itself. The strength of PID control lies in the simplicity, lucid meaning, and clear e?ect. Though it must be a widely - cepted controller for mechanical control systems, it is still short of theoretical bases,e.g., optimality, performance tuning rules, automatic performance t- ing method, and output feedback PID control have not been clearly presented formechanicalcontrolsystems.Thesesubjectswillbethoroughlydiscussedin this book. There are many books of PID controller for the purpose of process control, but it is hard to ?nd a book on the characteristics of PID control for mechanical systems. In the ?rst place, when nonlinear optimal control theory is applied to mechanical systems, a class of Hamilton-Jacobi (HJ) equations is derived as a result of optimization. There are two methods to solve a class of HJ eq- tions: a direct method using an approximation and inverse method ?nding the performance index from a class of HJ equations. Also, there are two control methods according to the objective: the set-point regulation control and t- jectory tracking control. The trajectory tracking control is basically di?erent from set-point regulation one in that the desired con?guration, velocity and acceleration pro?les according to time progress are added to the motion of mechanical system. This book is focusing on an inverse optimization method and the trajectory tracking control system.
Download or read book An Engineering Approach to Optimal Control and Estimation Theory written by George M. Siouris and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1996-02-15 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its highly organized overview of all areas, the book examines the design of modern optimal controllers requiring the selection of a performance criterion, demonstrates optimization of linear systems with bounded controls and limited control effort, and considers nonlinearities and their effect on various types of signals.
Download or read book Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering written by Viorel Badescu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first major work covering applications in thermal engineering and offering a comprehensive introduction to optimal control theory, which has applications in mechanical engineering, particularly aircraft and missile trajectory optimization. The book is organized in three parts: The first part includes a brief presentation of function optimization and variational calculus, while the second part presents a summary of the optimal control theory. Lastly, the third part describes several applications of optimal control theory in solving various thermal engineering problems. These applications are grouped in four sections: heat transfer and thermal energy storage, solar thermal engineering, heat engines and lubrication.Clearly presented and easy-to-use, it is a valuable resource for thermal engineers and thermal-system designers as well as postgraduate students.
Download or read book Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering written by Wei He and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering is a comprehensive treatment of marine mechanical systems (MMS) involved in processes of great importance such as oil drilling and mineral recovery. Ranging from nonlinear dynamic modeling and stability analysis of flexible riser systems, through advanced control design for an installation system with a single rigid payload attached by thrusters, to robust adaptive control for mooring systems, it is an authoritative reference on the dynamics and control of MMS. Readers will gain not only a complete picture of MMS at the system level, but also a better understanding of the technical considerations involved and solutions to problems that commonly arise from dealing with them. The text provides: · a complete framework of dynamical analysis and control design for marine mechanical systems; · new results on the dynamical analysis of riser, mooring and installation systems together with a general modeling method for a class of MMS; · a general method and strategy for realizing the control objectives of marine systems with guaranteed stability the effectiveness of which is illustrated by extensive numerical simulation; and · approximation-based control schemes using neural networks for installation of subsea structures with attached thrusters in the presence of time-varying environmental disturbances and parametric uncertainties. Most of the results presented are analytical with repeatable design algorithms with proven closed-loop stability and performance analysis of the proposed controllers is rigorous and detailed. Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering is primarily intended for researchers and engineers in the system and control community, but graduate students studying control and marine engineering will also find it a useful resource as will practitioners working on the design, running or maintenance of offshore platforms.
Download or read book Nonlinear and Optimal Control Systems written by Thomas L. Vincent and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-06-23 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for one-semester introductory senior-or graduate-level course, the authors provide the student with an introduction of analysis techniques used in the design of nonlinear and optimal feedback control systems. There is special emphasis on the fundamental topics of stability, controllability, and optimality, and on the corresponding geometry associated with these topics. Each chapter contains several examples and a variety of exercises.
Download or read book Optimal Control written by Arturo Locatelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the reviews: "The style of the book reflects the author’s wish to assist in the effective learning of optimal control by suitable choice of topics, the mathematical level used, and by including numerous illustrated examples. . . .In my view the book suits its function and purpose, in that it gives a student a comprehensive coverage of optimal control in an easy-to-read fashion." —Measurement and Control
Download or read book Optimal Control of Mechanical Oscillations written by Agnessa Kovaleva and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores two important aspects of the optimal control of oscillatory systems: the initiation of optimal oscillatory regimes and control possibilities for random disturbances. The main content of the book is based upon assertions of the optimal control theory and the disturbance theory. All theoretical propositions are illustrated by examples with exact mechanical context. An appendix covers the necessary mathematical prerequisites.
Download or read book Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems The Falling Cat and Related Problems written by Michael J. Enos and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a collection of papers presented at the Fields Institute workshop, ``The Falling Cat and Related Problems,'' held in March 1992. The theme of the workshop was the application of methods from geometric mechanics and mathematical control theory to problems in the dynamics and control of freely rotating systems of coupled rigid bodies and related nonholonomic mechanical systems. This book will prove useful in providing insight into this new and exciting area of research.
