Title :
An application of optimal control theory to equation solving
Author :
Barnes, Earl ; Miranker, W.
Author_Institution :
M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass.
Abstract :
A rapidly convergent search technique for finding the root of a scalar equation is proposed. At each step the method requires the construction of the envelope of a certain class of functions. Constructing this envelope is equivalent to solving an optimal control problem with state space constraints. The major portion of the paper deals with this control problem.
Keywords :
Application software; Computer science; Equations; Optimal control; Search methods; State-space methods;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control including the 15th Symposium on Adaptive Processes, 1976 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL, USA
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1976.267790
