Optimal control of the parametric oscillator

Bjarne Bøgeskov Andresen, Karl Heinz Hoffmann, James Nulton, Anatoly Tsirlin, Peter Salamon

21 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We present a solution to the minimum time control problem for a classical harmonic oscillator to reach a target energy ET from a given initial state (qi, pi) by controlling its frequency ω, ωmin ≤ ω ≤ ωmax. A brief synopsis of optimal control theory is included and the solution for the harmonic oscillator problem is used to illustrate the theory.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Physics
Volume32
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)827-843
Number of pages16
ISSN0143-0807
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2011

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