Indirect Methods for Optimal Control

In this chapter, indirect methods to solve optimal control problems are discussed. Indirect methods rely on first-order necessary conditions, summarized in Pontryagin’s minimum principle, and attempt to locate control and state trajectories, which satisfy these conditions. An extension of the indirect shooting method for switched systems that yield a solution for systems of low complexity is presented in this chapter.

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  1. IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr, Gifhorn, Germany Thomas J. Böhme & Benjamin Frank
  1. Thomas J. Böhme