Finite-dimensionality of information states in optimal control of stochastic systems: A lie algebraic approach
Date
1998Source
KybernetikaVolume
34Issue
6Pages
725-738Google Scholar check
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In this paper we introduce the sufficient statistic algebra which is responsible for propagating the sufficient statistic, or information state, in the optimal control of stochastic systems. Certain Lie algebraic methods widely used in nonlinear control theory, are then employed to derive finite-dimensional controllers. The sufficient statistic algebra enables us to determine a priori whether there exist finite-dimensional controllers; it also enables us to classify all finite-dimensional controllers.