Optimal control of SARS epidemics based on cybernetics

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 451-457

  Jiang, C ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bang bang switching principle; In minimum time; Optimal control; Pontryagin's minimum principle; Quarantine isolation measures; SARS epidemic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BANG BANG SWITCHING PRINCIPLE; ISOLATION MEASURES; PONTRYAGIN'S MINIMUM PRINCIPLE; SARS EPIDEMIC;

CYBERNETICS;

EID: 34249739144     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720701214003     Document Type: Article

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