Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems

For a real practical system, a large fluctuation in the control signal is highly undesirable. To address this undesirable situation, we investigate a discrete-time optimal control problem subject to terminal state and all-time-step constraints on the state and control, where the cost function is the...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Y., Yu, Changjun, Xu, Y., Teo, Kok Lay
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40776
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author Zhang, Y.
Yu, Changjun
Xu, Y.
Teo, Kok Lay
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Yu, Changjun
Xu, Y.
Teo, Kok Lay
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description For a real practical system, a large fluctuation in the control signal is highly undesirable. To address this undesirable situation, we investigate a discrete-time optimal control problem subject to terminal state and all-time-step constraints on the state and control, where the cost function is the sum of terminal cost and the variation of the control signal. The variation of the control signal is expressed in terms of absolute value functions and hence is nonsmooth. By a novel smooth transformation and the constraint transcription technique, this problem is approximated by a constrained discrete-time optimal control with the new cost function involves only smooth functions. A gradient-based computational method is then derived, which is supported by rigorous convergence analysis. Two examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed method.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-407762017-09-13T15:57:40Z Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems Zhang, Y. Yu, Changjun Xu, Y. Teo, Kok Lay Constraints transcription Smooth transformation Terminal state constraints Discrete-time optimal control All-time-step constraints For a real practical system, a large fluctuation in the control signal is highly undesirable. To address this undesirable situation, we investigate a discrete-time optimal control problem subject to terminal state and all-time-step constraints on the state and control, where the cost function is the sum of terminal cost and the variation of the control signal. The variation of the control signal is expressed in terms of absolute value functions and hence is nonsmooth. By a novel smooth transformation and the constraint transcription technique, this problem is approximated by a constrained discrete-time optimal control with the new cost function involves only smooth functions. A gradient-based computational method is then derived, which is supported by rigorous convergence analysis. Two examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed method. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40776 10.1016/j.cam.2015.07.010 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Constraints transcription
Smooth transformation
Terminal state constraints
Discrete-time optimal control
All-time-step constraints
Zhang, Y.
Yu, Changjun
Xu, Y.
Teo, Kok Lay
Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title_full Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title_fullStr Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title_full_unstemmed Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title_short Minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
title_sort minimizing control variation in discrete-time optimal control problems
topic Constraints transcription
Smooth transformation
Terminal state constraints
Discrete-time optimal control
All-time-step constraints
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40776