Control Theory

The mathematical study of how to manipulate the parameters affecting the behavior of a system to produce the desired or optimal outcome.

See also

Kalman Filter, Linear Algebra, Pontryagin Maximum Principle

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References

Zabczyk, J. Mathematical Control Theory: An Introduction. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser, 1993.

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