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    Area of Science:

    • Control Theory
    • Optimization
    • Applied Mathematics

    Background:

    • Optimal control problems (OCPs) are crucial for discrete-time nonlinear systems.
    • Existing methods may struggle with constrained cost functions.
    • Developing robust algorithms for constrained OCPs is an ongoing challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel method, Value Iteration with Constrained Cost (VICC), for solving OCPs with constrained costs.
    • To demonstrate the convergence and feasibility of the VICC method.
    • To explore the implementation of VICC using neural networks.

    Main Methods:

    • The VICC method iteratively updates a value function initialized with a feasible control law.
    • Convergence to the constrained cost Bellman equation is proven.
    • Feasibility of the iterative control law is established, with a method for finding initial feasible control.

    Main Results:

    • The VICC method guarantees a nonincreasing iterative value function that converges to the optimal solution.
    • The iterative control law generated by VICC is proven to be feasible.
    • Implementation with neural networks (NNs) is detailed, including convergence analysis with approximation errors.

    Conclusions:

    • The VICC method provides an effective approach for solving optimal control problems with constrained costs in discrete-time nonlinear systems.
    • The method's convergence and feasibility are theoretically established.
    • Simulation examples validate the VICC method's performance.