عنوان

Optimal control with aerospace applications /

(Number (ISBN

1461489458 (electronic bk.)

(Number (ISBN

9781461489450 (electronic bk.)

Erroneous ISBN

146148944X (print)

Erroneous ISBN

9781461489443

Erroneous ISBN

9781461489443 (print)

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Title Proper

Optimal control with aerospace applications /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

James M. Longuski, José J. Guzmán, John E. Prussing

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations.

Series Title

Space Technology Library

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Parameter Optimization -- Optimal Control Theory -- The Euler-Lagrange Theorem -- Application of the Euler-Lagrange Theorem -- The Weierstrass Condition -- The Minimum Principle -- Some Applications -- Weierstrass-Erdmann Corner Conditions -- Bounded Control Problems -- General Theory of Optimal Rocket Trajectories

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Text of Note

Want to know not just what makes rockets go up but how to do it optimally? 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. This is the first book that begins from scratch to teach the reader the basic principles of the calculus of variations, develop the necessary conditions step-by-step, and introduce the elementary computational techniques of optimal control. This book, with problems and an online solution manual, provides the graduate-level reader with enough introductory knowledge so that he or she can not only read the literature and study the next level textbook but can also apply the theory to find optimal solutions in practice. No more is needed than the usual background of an undergraduate engineering, science, or mathematics program: namely calculus, differential equations, and numerical integration. Although finding optimal solutions for these problems is a complex process involving the calculus of variations, the authors carefully lay out step-by-step the most important theorems and concepts. Numerous examples are worked to demonstrate how to apply the theories to everything from classical problems (e.g., crossing a river in minimum time) to engineering problems (e.g., minimum-fuel launch of a satellite). Throughout the book use is made of the time-optimal launch of a satellite into orbit as an important case study with detailed analysis of two examples: launch from the Moon and launch from Earth. For launching into the field of optimal solutions, look no further!

International Standard Book Number

9781461489443

Aerospace engineering.

Control theory.

Mathematical optimization.

Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Applied and Technical Physics.

Control.

Engineering.

Ordinary Differential Equations.

TEC004000

TJFM

Number

Edition

Class number

Longuski, Jim

Guzmán, José J.

Prussing, John E.

Ohio Library and Information Network.

Date of Transaction

20201222074246.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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