Endpoint Mapping

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

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Definition

A nonlinear mapping from control functions to terminal states. The optimal control in minimum time control is a critical point of the endpoint mapping; its gradient condition yields Pontryagin's Maximum Principle.

Application Value

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Related Concepts

• Lyapunov Stability
• Adams-Cowell Integrator
• Hansen Coefficients
• Control Curve, U_i

References

• Caillau and Daoud 2012, SIAM J. Control Optim. 50(6)