Novel Spreadsheet Direct Method for Optimal Control Problems

We devise a simple yet highly effective technique for solving general optimal control problems in Excel spreadsheets. The technique exploits Excel’s native nonlinear programming (NLP) Solver Command, in conjunction with two calculus worksheet functions, namely, an initial value problem solver and a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chahid Kamel Ghaddar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Mathematical and Computational Applications
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2297-8747/23/1/6