35486 Optimal Control

6cp; 3hpw, supported by several hours of individual or group study

This subject seeks to develop the necessary knowledge and skills in formulation and optimisation required for the modelling and analysis of dynamic problems. As such, it seeks to prepare the student for ongoing learning, and the possibility of research in applications of optimal control. It seeks to provide skills in the technical domain, the communicative domain and the contextual domain. It also seeks to focus on active application of understanding and skills. The subject deals with the problems of the calculus of variations and optimal control. Topics covered include: terminology and notation; historical development; formulation; necessary and sufficient conditions for optimality; the maximum principle; endpoint conditions; the inclusion of constraints of various types; bang-bang and singular controls; infinite horizon problems; dynamic programming; introduction to stochastic optimal control; and applications in discrete and continuous time.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,220.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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Access conditions

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