Optimal Control of Ordinary Differential Equations
Winter Term 2012/13
Lectures:     Tu,   12:15-13:45,   Geom H2,
  Fr,   14:15-15:45,   Geom H4;
  Begin: Oct., 16
Exercises:     Fr,   16:15-17:45,   Geom 431;
  Begin: Oct., 19
In practical control problems it is often desired to optimize a given cost functional while
satisfying constraints in form of ordinary differential equations with respect to state
and control variables and further inequality constraints. This kind of problems are denotes as
optimal control problem. The present course provides in introduction to the classical variational
calculus and to optimal control. Some of the topics are: optimality principles,
Euler-Lagrange equations, Legendre condition, minimum principle, necessary and sufficient
conditions, applications to chemical engineering, economics, aeronautics and robotics,
numerical algorithms for optimal control problems.
Exercises:
Script (in German):
Programs:
H.J. Oberle, 29.1.2013