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Control, Identification, and Input Optimization

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  • © 1982

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Authors:
  1. Robert Kalaba

    1. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. Karl Spingarn

    1. Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 3-9

  3. Optimal Control and Methods for Numerical Solutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Optimal Control

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 13-44

    3. Numerical Solutions for Linear Two-Point Boundary-Value Problems

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 45-75

    4. Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Two-Point Boundary-Value Problems

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 77-161

  4. System Identification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163
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    2. Gauss-Newton Method for System Identification

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 165-177

    3. Quasilinearization Method for System Identification

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 179-193

    4. Applications of System Identification

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 195-222

  5. Optimal Inputs for System Identification

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Optimal Inputs

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 225-279

    3. Additional Topics for Optimal Inputs

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 281-341

    4. Applications of Optimal Inputs

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 343-378

  6. Computer Programs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 379-379
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    2. Computer Programs for the Solution of Boundary-Value and Identification Problems

      • Robert Kalaba, Karl Spingarn
      Pages 381-409

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 411-431
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About this book

This book is a self-contained text devoted to the numerical determination of optimal inputs for system identification. It presents the current state of optimal inputs with extensive background material on optimization and system identification. The field of optimal inputs has been an area of considerable research recently with important advances by R. Mehra, G. c. Goodwin, M. Aoki, and N. E. Nahi, to name just a few eminent in­ vestigators. The authors' interest in optimal inputs first developed when F. E. Yates, an eminent physiologist, expressed the need for optimal or preferred inputs to estimate physiological parameters. The text assumes no previous knowledge of optimal control theory, numerical methods for solving two-point boundary-value problems, or system identification. As such it should be of interest to students as well as researchers in control engineering, computer science, biomedical en­ gineering, operations research, and economics. In addition the sections on beam theory should be of special interest to mechanical and civil en­ gineers and the sections on eigenvalues should be of interest to numerical analysts. The authors have tried to present a balanced viewpoint; however, primary emphasis is on those methods in which they have had first-hand experience. Their work has been influenced by many authors. Special acknowledgment should go to those listed above as well as R. Bellman, A. Miele, G. A. Bekey, and A. P. Sage. The book can be used for a two-semester course in control theory, system identification, and optimal inputs.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    Robert Kalaba

  • Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, USA

    Karl Spingarn

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