<p>(Same as Electrical and Computer Engineering M240C and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M270C.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisite: Electrical and Computer Engineering 240B or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 270B. Applications of variational methods, Pontryagin maximum principle, Hamilton/Jacobi/Bellman equation (dynamic programming) to optimal control of dynamic systems modeled by nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Letter grading.</p>

Chemical Engineering

Known as the birthplace of the Internet and where countless other cutting-edge technologies took their first steps, the school is consistently ranked among the top 10 public engineering schools in the U.S.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

The department conducts teaching and research that focus on the areas of biomolecular engineering, systems engineering, and advanced materials processing; and span the general themes of energy/environment and nanoengineering.

General Catalog

Optimal Control

CH ENGR M280C

4 units