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An Introduction to Optimal Control Theory

Econometrica 1972 40(2), 408
The report presents an introduction to some of the concepts and results currently popular in optimal control theory. The introduction is intended for someone acquainted with ordinary differential equations and real variables, but with no prior knowledge of control theory. The material covered includes the problems of controllability, controllability using special (e.g., bang-bang) controls, the geometry of linear time optimal processes, general existence of optimal controls, and the Pontryagin maximum principle. (Author)