• DocumentCode
    814144
  • Title

    Optimal control of neutral systems

  • Author

    Connor, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, England
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    4/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    159
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    This correspondence considers the necessary conditions for optimal control of a nonlinear neutral system with general cost function. Using variational techniques, it is shown that the adjoint variable is discontinuous, and furthermore, the form of the discontinuity is characterized.
  • Keywords
    Delay systems; Nonlinear systems, continuous-time; Optimal control; Adaptive control; Automatic control; Cost function; Dynamic programming; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Linear feedback control systems; Minimax techniques; Nonlinear equations; Open loop systems; Optimal control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9286
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAC.1974.1100511
  • Filename
    1100511