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Optimal Control - MATH3181
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Mathematics
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit in Level 2 Math courses including MATH2011 or MATH2100 or MATH2110 or MATH2111 or MATH2510 or MATH2610.
 
 
Offered: Semester 2 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 2
 
 

Description

An introduction to the optimal control of dynamical systems. Mathematical descriptions of dynamical systems. Stability, controllability, and observability. Optimal control. Calculus of variations. Dynamic programming. Examples and applications are selected from biological, economical and physical systems.

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