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Publication
International Journal of Control
Paper
Time optimal control of a linear hyperbolic system
Abstract
The time optimal control of transmission lines with amplitude constraints on the control is considered as a typical problem involving systems governed by hyperbolic partial differential equations. Using a Laplace transformation formulation to yield a time ‘optimal’ solution, it is shown how this sub-optimal control which is bang-bang develops into an optimal control which is not always at its limiting values—demonstrating the effect which the nature of the differential equation has on the form of the optimal control. A simple physical interpretation of the results is given. © 1970 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.