HVAC systems are the major energy consumers in buildings. Operation and control of HVAC
systems have significant impacts on the energy or cost efficiency of buildings besides their …

Space trajectory design is usually addressed as an optimal control problem. Although it
relies on the classic theory of optimal control, this branch possesses some peculiarities that …

A survey of numerical methods for optimal control is given. The objective of the article is to
describe the major methods that have been developed over the years for solving general …

This new edition of the bestselling Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook
brings together all aspects of the design and implementation of measurement …

ELECTRIC propulsion has been attracting much attention since its first use in the mission of
Deep Space 1 [1] and has won significant appeal by the Japanese mission named …

There has been significant progress in the development of numerical methods for the
determination of optimal trajectories for continuous dynamic systems, especially in the last …

This paper addresses the model-free nonlinear optimal control problem based on data by
introducing the reinforcement learning (RL) technique. It is known that the nonlinear optimal …

To improve the autonomy and intelligence of asteroid landing control, a real-time optimal
control approach is proposed using deep neural networks (DNN) to achieve precise and …

Flight mechanics is the application of Newton's laws (F= ma and M= Iα) to the study of
vehicle trajectories (performance), stability, and aerodynamic control. There are two basic …

Optimal control theory has become such an important field in aerospace engineering that no
graduate student or practicing engineer can afford to be without a working knowledge of it …