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Optimal Control Course

Optimal Control Course
4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?

This course covers modeling one-dimensional vertical rocket dynamics, setting realistic constraints, and examining phase-space trajectories for safe and efficient landings. Participants learn Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle, construct Hamiltonians with costates, solve boundary value problems via indirect shooting and direct transcription methods, and explore practical implementations for real-world systems.

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Develop skills

  • Develop 1D rocket models by deriving, scaling, and applying constraints to vertical dynamics.
  • Formulate and solve fuel-optimal landing problems using Pontryagin’s principle efficiently.
  • Evaluate bang-bang control structures, including switching times and phase-space paths.
  • Implement numerical optimal control methods like shooting, collocation, and mesh refinement.
  • Adapt theoretical concepts to physical hardware, addressing delays, noise, and safety limits.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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