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Optimal control computation for nonlinear time-lag systems

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In this paper, a computational scheme using the technique of control parameterization is developed for solving a class of optimal control problems involving nonlinear hereditary systems with linear control constraints. Several examples have been solved to test the efficiency of the technique.

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Wong, K.H., Clements, D.J. & Teo, K.L. Optimal control computation for nonlinear time-lag systems. J Optim Theory Appl 47, 91–107 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00941318

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