Volume 2014, Issue 1 741390
Research Article
Open Access

Linearization of a Matrix Riccati Equation Associated to an Optimal Control Problem

Foued Zitouni

Foued Zitouni

Département de Mathématiques et de Statistique, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7, umontreal.ca

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Mario Lefebvre

Corresponding Author

Mario Lefebvre

Département de Mathématiques et de Génie Industriel, École Polytechnique, CP 6079, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, Canada H3C 3A7, polytechnique.edu

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First published: 06 April 2014
Citations: 2
Academic Editor: Ahmed El-Sayed

Abstract

The matrix Riccati equation that must be solved to obtain the solution to stochastic optimal control problems known as LQG homing is linearized for a class of processes. The results generalize a theorem proved by Whittle and the one-dimensional case already considered by the authors. A particular two-dimensional problem is solved explicitly.

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