A focused presentation of how sparse optimization methods can be used to solve optimal control and estimation problems.

How do you fly an airplane from one point to another as fast as possible? What is the best way to administer a vaccine to fight the harmful effects of disease

This book addresses modern nonlinear programming (NLP) concepts and algorithms, especially as they apply to challenging applications in chemical process enginee

A rigorous introduction to optimal control theory, which will enable engineers and scientists to put the theory into practice.

Upper-level undergraduate text introduces aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for t