LI Guodong, LIU Xinggao. A variable time nodes control vector parameterization approach for solving optimal control problems[J]. CIESC Journal, 2015, (2): 640-646.
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LI Guodong, LIU Xinggao. A variable time nodes control vector parameterization approach for solving optimal control problems[J]. CIESC Journal, 2015, (2): 640-646.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20141128.
A variable time nodes control vector parameterization approach for solving optimal control problems
Control vector parameterization (CVP) is a frequently used numerical method for solving optimal control problems
where the control vector is approximated by a group of parametric functions through time discretization. Usually
the discretized time grid is fixed
and its partition will affect accuracy and performance of the numerical solution of optimal control problem. To optimize both the control parameters and the time grid nodes
a CVP method with variable time nodes was proposed. Based on the derived relationship between the gradients of time nodes and the ones of interval lengths
the gradient equations for parameters were presented. The proposed method was demonstrated to have better approximation ability for the optimal control trajectories on two classic optimal control problems.