title: Solution of nonlinear optimal control problems using a semi-exhaustive search.
abstract: The solution of nonlinear optimal control problems is a challenging problem. The recommended practice is to use different methods and then to implement the best solution found. To support this objective, the performance of a semi-exhaustive search method that uses a different approach is presented in this paper. The performance is compared against an Iterative Dynamic Programming (IDP) algorithm on five example problems. The semi-exhaustive search provided a smooth convergence to the optimal solution and required a significantly reduced computational time as compared with the IDP algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. yash.gupta@dal.ca
authors.forename: Yash P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Gupta