In this work some optimal control algorithms have been designed for and implemented in a
real plant. The plant is a DC motor, controlled in the armature. Both deterministic and
stochastic control policies have been developed. The aim of this paper is to show the
applicability of optimal control algorithms to improve performances, to look for an empirical
proof of the effects that appear in a stochastic policy (such as the caution effect), and to
confirm an increment in the performance in the stochastic algorithms as compared with …