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Title:
CONTROL OPTIMIZATION BY VARIATIONAL CALCULUS
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
PROCESS CONTROL
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1963 Sep 10
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
27
Accession Number:
RL-1-382233
Document Number(s):
HW-SA-3190
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 24
Description/Abstract:
A STUDY WAS MADE OF APPROACHES TO THE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM THAT WOULD BE EASILY USABLE FOR ALL CLASSES OF BOUNDARY CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT ARISE, IN ADDITION TO THE NATURAL CONDITIONS. THE METHOD DESCRIBED IS APPLICABLE TO VERY GENERAL CLASSES OF OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; IT IS ILLUSTRATED BY CONSIDERING A SIMPLE SECOND ORDER PROCESS THAT IS TO BE CONTROLLED AND A QUADRATIC PERFORMANCE INDEX