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    • Control Theory
    • Nonlinear Systems
    • Optimization

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    • Optimal control for infinite horizon nonlinear systems is challenging.
    • Existing methods may lack guaranteed convergence or stability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Introduce a novel continuous-time time-varying (CTTV) policy iteration algorithm.
    • Develop optimal control laws for infinite horizon CTTV nonlinear systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilize adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) for iterative control law optimization.
    • Analyze algorithm properties: monotonicity, convergence, and optimality.
    • Employ neural networks for approximating control laws and value functions.

    Main Results:

    • The CTTV policy iteration algorithm demonstrates monotonic convergence to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation's optimal solution.
    • The derived control laws are proven to be admissible for stabilizing nonlinear systems.
    • Numerical results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented CTTV policy iteration algorithm effectively computes optimal control laws for CTTV nonlinear systems.
    • The method guarantees convergence to the optimal solution and system stability.
    • Neural network implementation provides a practical approach for this optimization problem.