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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous problems, which introduce additional topics and illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text. Solution guide available upon request. 131 figures. 14 tables. 1970 edition. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Donald E. Kirk | | Paperback: | 464 pages | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Publication Date: | April 30, 2004 | | ISBN: | 0486434842 | | Package Length: | 8.46 inches | | Package Width: | 5.31 inches | | Package Height: | 0.98 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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VERY GOOD Apr 06, 2008
I learned Optimal Control before 30 years and I forgot everything . I tried learn again with my old notebook and lot of files found on the web, but I have got broken knowledge. Now with this book I know Optimal Control even better from the past.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Very good book. May 09, 2007
A really good book for introduction to Optimal Control. As a Power System specialist, I acquired a very good comprehension about optimal control using such book.
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Very good introduction Apr 06, 2007
A complete introduction to optimal control theory, both from the point of view of dynamic programming and the Pontryagin's maximum principle. Ideal for starters like myself!
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Classic that never goes out of style Apr 18, 2006
My professor chosed this book to use in an Optimal Control class partly because it is very affordable. On top of that, its contents are superb, giving very clear explanations of the fundamental principles underlying Optimal Control for nonlinear/linear systems.
Despite its long history, I would think that all material are still relevant, although there are available more "modern" numerical techniques (it's still always good to know how things were done "back in those days"). I would grade this as a must-have for the beginning student in Optimal Control. I have always been a fan of Dover books, publishing quality books at rock bottom prices. This one has just reinforced my liking of Dover Publishing.
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Practical Excellent Introduction Nov 16, 2005
It is an excellent "first book" which is very easy to read and covers broad range of topics: Dynamic Programming leading to Hamilton-Jacobi using Bellman's principle, Calculus of Variations, Hamiltonian Equations, Pontryagin's principle and finally numerical solutions (two point boundary value problems based and using direct methods from operations research methods).
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