A new computational method for a class of free terminal time optimal control problems

Pacific Journal of Optimization

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-81

  Lin, Qun ^a   Loxton, Ryan ^a   Teo, Kok Lay ^a   Wu, Yong Hong ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control parameterization; Gradient based optimization; Nonlinear optimal control; Nonlinear programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951761269     PISSN: 13489151     EISSN: 13498169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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