Optimal Control Course
Dive into optimal control fundamentals by crafting fuel-efficient vertical rocket landings. Master dynamic modelling, constraint handling, Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle, and advanced numerical techniques to develop resilient control strategies tailored for high-stakes engineering challenges in aerospace and beyond.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain expertise in modelling one-dimensional vertical rocket dynamics, setting realistic constraints, and examining phase-space behaviour to achieve safe and fuel-efficient landings. Implement Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle, construct Hamiltonians, manage costates, solve boundary value problems via indirect shooting and direct transcription methods, and explore practical applications for real-world systems.
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Develop skills
- Develop 1D rocket models by deriving, scaling, and applying constraints to vertical dynamics.
- Engineer fuel-optimal landing trajectories using Pontryagin’s principle for rapid problem-solving.
- Examine bang-bang control structures, calculating switch times and phase-space paths accurately.
- Implement numerical optimal control methods including shooting, collocation, and mesh refinement.
- Bridge theory to practical hardware, managing delays, noise, constraints, and safety protocols.
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