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Some applications of quasi-velocities in optimal control

Optimization and Control 2015-05-27 v1 Systems and Control Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In this paper we study optimal control problems for nonholonomic systems defined on Lie algebroids by using quasi-velocities. We consider both kinematic, i.e. systems whose cost functional depends only on position and velocities, and dynamic optimal control problems, i.e. systems whose cost functional depends also on accelerations. The formulation of the problem directly at the level of Lie algebroids turns out to be the correct framework to explain in detail similar results appeared recently (Maruskin and Bloch, 2007). We also provide several examples to illustrate our construction.

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@article{arxiv.1102.2203,
  title  = {Some applications of quasi-velocities in optimal control},
  author = {L. Abrunheiro and M. Camarinha and J. F. Cariñena and J. Clemente-Gallardo and E. Martínez and P. Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.2203},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Revtex 4.1, 20 pages. To appear in Int. J. Geom. Meth. Modern Physics