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A Multiple-Shooting Technique for Optimal Control

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A new method for solving optimal control problems, here called multiple NOC shooting, is presented. It is developed from NOC shooting. It has some advantages over its parent and over multiple shooting, which are both successful, high-accuracy methods for optimal control. A comparison of the three methods is given, incorporating two examples.

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    G. Fraser-Andrews (Principal Lecturer)

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Fraser-Andrews, G. A Multiple-Shooting Technique for Optimal Control. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications 102, 299–313 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021728407151

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