This paper presents a method for applying optimal control theory to a system described by partial differential equations. Specifically, an optimal steady state regulator is designed for a simple example of a flexible spacecraft. In addition to describing the behavior of the spacecraft under the influence of the optimal control system, a means is shown to obtain a simply described distributed gain function to implement this optimal control.
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Breakwell, J. A. (1981). OPTIMAL CONTROL DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS. Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, 29(4), 343–372. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31246-3_3
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