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"D.o.w.n.l.o.a.d [PDF] A Primer on Pontryagin's Principle in Optimal Control: Second Edition UnlimitBooks$


EDITORIAL REVIEW: This book provides a  guided tour  in introducing optimal control theory from a  practitioner&#8217s point of view. As in the first edition, Ross takes the contrarian view that it is not necessary to prove Pontryagin&#8217s Principle before using it. Using the same philosophy, the second edition expands the ideas over four chapters:In  Chapter 1, basic principles related to problem formulation via a structured approach are introduced: What is a state variable? What is a control variable? What is state space? And so on.In  Chapter 2, Pontryagin&#8217s Principle is introduced using intuitive ideas from everyday life: Like the process of &#8220measuring&#8221 a sandwich and how it relates to costates. A vast number of illustrations are used to explain the concepts without going into the minutia of obscure mathematics. Mnemonics are introduced to help a beginner remember the collection of conditions that constitute Pontryagin&#8217s Principle. In Chapter 3, several 
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