Front Cover

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The Computation and Theory of Optimal Control

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Copyright Page

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Contents

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Preface

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Chapter 1. Introduction

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Chapter 2. Parameter Optimization

pp.：  18 – 46

Chapter 3. Optimal Control of Discrete Systems

pp.：  46 – 96

Chapter 4. Optimization of Continuous Systems

pp.：  96 – 128

Chapter 5. The Gradient Method and the First Variation

pp.：  128 – 161

Chapter 6. The Successive Sweep Method and the Second Variation

pp.：  161 – 194

Chapter 7. Systems with Discontinuities

pp.：  194 – 224

Chapter 8. The Maximum Principle and the Solution of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems

pp.：  224 – 244

Bibliography and Comments

pp.：  244 – 246

Appendix Conjugate Points

pp.：  246 – 252

Index

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