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This study introduces a state-dependent indirect pseudospectral (SDIP) technique for nonlinear optimal control. The method effectively addresses optimality conditions and handles various problem horizons, offering a unified framework for nonlinear optimal controllers.

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Area of Science:

  • Control Theory
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • The state-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) method is widely used for nonlinear optimal control problems (OCPs).
  • However, SDRE often fails to satisfy nonlinear necessary conditions for first-order optimality.
  • This limitation necessitates the development of alternative approaches for accurate nonlinear optimal control design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel state-dependent indirect pseudospectral (SDIP) technique for designing nonlinear optimal controllers.
  • To address the limitations of existing methods in satisfying optimality conditions.
  • To provide a unified framework for both finite and infinite-horizon nonlinear OCPs.

Main Methods:

  • Employed state-dependent coefficient (SDC) parameterization to maintain system nonlinearity and reduce computational cost.
  • Derived optimality conditions considering input and state constraints.
  • Utilized spectral methods for discretizing optimality conditions into mixed linear complementarity problems (MLCPs).

Main Results:

  • The developed SDIP method successfully designs nonlinear optimal controllers.
  • The technique preserves system nonlinearity while optimizing computational efficiency.
  • The approach effectively handles both finite and infinite-horizon nonlinear OCPs within a single framework.

Conclusions:

  • The state-dependent indirect pseudospectral (SDIP) method offers an efficient and accurate approach to nonlinear optimal control.
  • SDIP overcomes limitations of the SDRE method by addressing nonlinear optimality conditions.
  • Numerical comparisons confirm the superior performance of the SDIP method in handling nonlinear optimal control problems.