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Neighboring extremals of dynamic optimization problems with path equality constraints and with an unknown parameter vector are considered in this paper. With some simplifications, the problem is reduced to solving a linear, time-varying two-point boundary-value problem with integral path equality constraints. A modified backward sweep method is used to solve this problem. Two example problems are solved to illustrate the validity and usefulness of the solution technique.
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Communicated by A. Miele
This research was supported in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under NASA Grant No. NCC-2-106.
The author is indebted to Professor A. E. Bryson, Jr., Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, for many stimulating discussions.
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Lee, A.Y. Neighboring extremals of dynamic optimization problems with path equality constraints. J Optim Theory Appl 57, 519–536 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02346169
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02346169