Lecture Notes

SES # TOPICS
Nonlinear Optimization
3 Nonlinear Optimization (PDF)
4 Constrained Optimization (PDF)
Dynamic Programming
5 Dynamic Programming (PDF)
6 Continuous Time DP (PDF - 1.3 MB)
Calculus of Variations: General
8 Calculus of Variations (PDF)
Calculus of Variations: Control
11 Variational Approach to Optimal Control (PDF)
12 Constrained Optimal Control (PDF)
13 Constrained Optimal Control (cont.) (PDF)
14 Singular Arcs (PDF)
LQR/LQG - Stochastic Optimization
15 Numerical Solution (PDF)
16 Optimal Estimators/Observers (PDF)
17 Stochastic Control (PDF)
18 LQG Robustness (PDF)
On-line Optimization and Control (MPC)
20 Hinf Control (PDF)
21 Model Predictive Control (MPC) (PDF)
22 Linear Programming (LP)/Quadratic Programming (QP)/Mixed-integer Linear Programming (MILP) (PDF)
23 DIDO - Nonlinear Optimization (PDF)