Abstract: A minimum weight design problem has been formulated as a general problem in optimal-control theory with the addition of state and control inequality constraints. Complete analytical solutions ...

Abstract: The problem considered is that of minimizing the weight of a circular disk subject to specified behavioral and side constraints. The behavioral constraints have been restricted to a consideration ...

Abstract: This paper attempts a comparative study of some numerical methods for the optimal control design of turbine blades whose vibration characteristics are approximated by Timoshenko beam idealizations ...