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Kirk, Donald Evan was born on April 4, 1937 in Baltimore.
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering)
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Optimal control theory is the science of maximizing the returns from and minimizing the costs of the operation of physical, social, and economic processes. Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on describing systems and evaluating their performances. Chapter 3 deals with dynamic programming. The calculus of variations and Pontryagin's minimum principle are the subjects of chapters 4 and 5, and chapter 6 examines iterative numerical techniques for finding optimal controls and trajectories. Numerous problems, intended to introduce additional topics as well as to illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text.
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering) by Donald E. Kirk (2004-04-30)
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Contemporary Linear Systems: Using Matlab/Book and 3 Disks (Tom Robbins' Bookware Companion)
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This is a title in the PWS series "BookWare Companion Series". It is a set of correlated, self-contained courseware modules covering fundamental concepts in engineering and applied mathematics. Students work through example problems electronically, and are encouraged to experiment with problems and data in an electronic lab setting. Each "BookWare Companion" features a software script for the electronic examples, based on a popular applications software package for the IBM PC or the Macintosh, and a printed volume containing computer-based exploration exercises and a variety of learning aids and hints. The text - bolstered by illustrative examples, 200 problems and MATLAB exploration exercises on the accompanying data disk - should enable students to work with linear systems problems in a virtual laboratory at the computer, changing problem values at will in a "what-if" fashion.
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Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB (Bookware Companion) by Robert D. Strum (1999-09-12)
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Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB (Bookware Companion) by Robert S. Strum (1999-08-13)
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By Robert S. Strum - Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB: 1st (first) Edition
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First Principles of Discrete Systems and Digital Signal Processing (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical Engineering) by Strum Robert D. Kirk Donald E. (1988-01-01) Hardcover
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First Principles of Discrete Systems and Digital Signal Processing (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical Engineering)
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This textbook presents both discrete systems and digital signal processing in a conversational style that relies on a minimum of mathematics. The authors use carefully crafted pedagogy and detailed examples to improve students' problem solving skills, to help them see interrelationships and connections, and to integrate new material with what they have seen in previous chapters. The book also provides a number of computer-based methods for solving problems.
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION By Kirk, Donald E. ( Author )Apr-30-2004 Paperback
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Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB 4.0 (A volume in the PWS BookWare Companion Series)
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Enter Strum and Kirks innovative virtual laboratory for the most effective instruction in linear systems or signals and systems. Designed from the ground up to integrate theory with computer solutions using MATLAB, this book redefines linear systems instruction to create a more powerful learning experience. Hundreds of MATLAB scripts on disk support the book, offering a hands-on, interactive environment in which users can change problem values and parameters at will...System Requirements:.The text includes both MS-DOS and Macintosh format disks. Both versions require either the Student Edition of MATLAB version 3.5 or the Professional version 3.5.
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction
( Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text int...)
Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text introduces three aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin’s minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. The text focuses first on describing systems and evaluating their performances; then, it treats dynamic programming followed by the calculus of variations and Pontryagin’s minimum principle. Finally, there is an examination of iterative numerical techniques for finding optimal controls and trajectories. Numerous problems, which introduce additional topics and illustrate basic concepts, appear throughout the text. 1970 ed. 131 figures. 14 tables. Index. Solution guide available upon request.
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Donald Evan Kirk
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1959; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Elec. Engineering, University Illinois, 1965.
Career
From assistant to full professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1965-1987; associate dean engineering, San Jose (California) State University, 1987-1990; professor electrical engineering, San Jose (California) State University, 1990-1993; dean engineering, San Jose (California) State University, since 1994. Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1981-1982. Program officer National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, 1993-1994.
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction
( Geared toward upper-level undergraduates, this text int...)
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering)
( Optimal control theory is the science of maximizing the...)
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First Principles of Discrete Systems and Digital Signal Processing (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical Engineering)
(This textbook presents both discrete systems and digital ...)
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Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB 4.0 (A volume in the PWS BookWare Companion Series)
(Enter Strum and Kirks innovative virtual laboratory for t...)
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Contemporary Linear Systems: Using Matlab/Book and 3 Disks (Tom Robbins' Bookware Companion)
(This is a title in the PWS series "BookWare Companion Ser...)
- Contemporary Linear Systems Using Matlab 4.0
- Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering) by Donald E. Kirk (2004-04-30)
- Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction by book's seller Excellent series
- Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB (Bookware Companion) by Robert D. Strum (1999-09-12)
- Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB (Bookware Companion) by Robert S. Strum (1999-08-13)
- By Robert S. Strum - Contemporary Linear Systems Using MATLAB: 1st (first) Edition
- First Principles of Discrete Systems and Digital Signal Processing (Addison-Wesley Series in Electrical Engineering) by Strum Robert D. Kirk Donald E. (1988-01-01) Hardcover
- Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY: AN INTRODUCTION By Kirk, Donald E. ( Author )Apr-30-2004 Paperback
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Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction
Membership
Board of directors Carmel (California) Sanitary District, 1973-1977. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education. Member Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Connections
M. Judith Ann Sand, September 4, 1962. Children: Kara Diane, Valerie Susan, Dana Elizabeth.
