Applied Dynamics Programming for Optimization of Dynamical Systems

After ten years of research and development, the authors present their work on dynamic programming (DP) that can easily be applied to the reader's own situations, including those where the theoretical underpinnings are still in development. They describe constrained optimization, then introduce DP and advanced DP, and present six case studies. They also offer a mathematical supplement and an applied case study in MATLAB. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rush D. Robinett III is Deputy Director of the Energy, Infrastructure, and Knowledge Center at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. David G. Wilson is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Intelligent Systems and Robotics Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.G. Richard Eisler is both a Program Manager in the Aerospace Systems Development Center and a consultant to the? Materials Joining Department at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.John E. Hurtado is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.