Smooth Indirect Solution Method for State-constrained Optimal Control Problems with Nonlinear Control-affine Systems

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author Oguri, Kenshiro
author_facet Oguri, Kenshiro
contents This paper proposes a new indirect solution method for solving state-constrained optimal control problems by revisiting the well-established optimal control theory and addressing the long-standing issue of discontinuous control and costate due to pure state inequality constraints. It is well-known that imposing pure state path constraints in optimal control problems introduces discontinuities in the control and costate, rendering the classical indirect solution methods ineffective to numerically solve state-constrained problems. This study re-examines the necessary conditions of optimality for a class of state-constrained optimal control problems, and shows the uniqueness of the optimal control input that minimizes the Hamiltonian on constrained arcs. This analysis leads to a unifying form of optimality necessary conditions and thereby address the issue of discontinuities in control and costate by modeling them via smooth functions, transforming the originally discontinuous problems to smooth two-point boundary value problems (TPBVPs), which can be readily solved by existing nonlinear root-finding algorithms. The proposed solution method is shown to have favorable properties, including its anytime algorithm-like property, which is often a desirable property for safety-critical applications, and numerically demonstrated by an optimal orbital transfer problem.
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spellingShingle Smooth Indirect Solution Method for State-constrained Optimal Control Problems with Nonlinear Control-affine Systems
Oguri, Kenshiro
Optimization and Control
This paper proposes a new indirect solution method for solving state-constrained optimal control problems by revisiting the well-established optimal control theory and addressing the long-standing issue of discontinuous control and costate due to pure state inequality constraints. It is well-known that imposing pure state path constraints in optimal control problems introduces discontinuities in the control and costate, rendering the classical indirect solution methods ineffective to numerically solve state-constrained problems. This study re-examines the necessary conditions of optimality for a class of state-constrained optimal control problems, and shows the uniqueness of the optimal control input that minimizes the Hamiltonian on constrained arcs. This analysis leads to a unifying form of optimality necessary conditions and thereby address the issue of discontinuities in control and costate by modeling them via smooth functions, transforming the originally discontinuous problems to smooth two-point boundary value problems (TPBVPs), which can be readily solved by existing nonlinear root-finding algorithms. The proposed solution method is shown to have favorable properties, including its anytime algorithm-like property, which is often a desirable property for safety-critical applications, and numerically demonstrated by an optimal orbital transfer problem.
title Smooth Indirect Solution Method for State-constrained Optimal Control Problems with Nonlinear Control-affine Systems
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.14587