The goal of this book is to prepare readers to apply the optimal control theory to nonlinear
processes beyond the standard applications. The examples investigated in depth are drawn …

Concentric tube robots, which are comprised of precurved elastic tubes that are
concentrically arranged, are being developed for many medical interventions. The shape of …

The methods of perturbations occupy a significant place in the contemporary investigations
in the theory of extremal problems, differential equations, differential games, in the …

Perturbed nonlinear control problems with data depending on a vector parameter are
considered. Using second-order sufficient optimality conditions, it is shown that the optimal …

We investigate characteristics of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation arising in nonlinear
optimal control and their relationship with weak and strong local minima. This leads to an …

The security issues are of prime importance for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs). Most
existing works mainly investigate the secure control schemes against malicious attackers …

U:= (UE R'"Igi(u) I 0, i E I'; gi(U) = 0, i E Z2]. Page 1 Nonhnear Analysis, Theory, Methods &
Applications. Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 771-791. 1994 Pergamon Copyright 0 1994 Elsevier …

The principal aim of this paper is to state and prove the so-called Reid roundabout theorem
for the symplectic dynamic system (S) z Δ=\cal S tz on an arbitrary time scale\Bbb T, so that …

In this work, we address the real-time optimal guidance of launch vehicles with the objective
of designing an autonomous algorithm for the prediction of optimal control strategies, based …

The accessory minimization problem constructed from the second variation about a periodic
extremal path with free period is investigated. Both necessary and sufficient conditions for a …