These notes build upon a course I taught at the University of Maryland during the fall of
1983. My great thanks go to Martino Bardi, who took careful notes, saved them all these …

1. Introduction. The development of the mathematical theory of optimal control began in the
early to mid 1950's, partially in response to problems in various branches of engineering …

This book began when David Jacobson wrote the first draft of Chapters 1, 3, and 4 and
Jason Speyer wrote Chapters 2, 5, and 6. Since then the book has constantly evolved by …

This monograph is an introduction to optimal control theory for systems governed by vector
ordinary differential equations. It is not intended as a state-of-the-art handbook for …

" Each chapter contains a well-written introduction and notes. They include the author's deep
insights on the subject matter and provide historical comments and guidance to related …

In the late 1950's, the group of Soviet mathematicians consisting of LS Pontryagin, VG
Boltyanskii, RV Gamkrelidze, and EF Mishchenko made fundamental contributions to …

Optimal control theory is a mature mathematical discipline with numerous applications in
both science and engineering. It is emerging as the computational framework of choice for …

This book is an introduction to the mathematical theory of optimal control of processes
governed by ordinary differential eq-tions. It is intended for students and professionals in …

From the Publisher: Although there are many books covering optimal control and
optimization theory, there are none which are suitable as an accessible introduction for …

The maximum principle of optimal control theory (also known as the “Pontryagin maximum
principle”) was announced in the 1958 International Congress of Mathematicians, and …