{"title":"Strong well-posedness of the regular linear-quadratic problems: Stabilizable case","authors":"Renren Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.automatica.2025.112145","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper delves into an open problem within the field of optimal control: the strong well-posedness of the free-endpoint regular indefinite linear quadratic optimal control (LQ). The problem is closely intertwined with the existence of a solution possessing specific properties to an algebraic Riccati equation or inequality. In this paper, some explicit necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the strong well-posedness of the stabilizable case are given, by investigating the existence of a special solution of an algebraic Riccati equation (ARE) corresponding to the LQ and the properties of the minimum solution of an ARE constructed by the controllable part of the system. Additionally, a comparison of the existing sufficient criteria in the literature is provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55413,"journal":{"name":"Automatica","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 112145"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Automatica","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005109825000366","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This paper delves into an open problem within the field of optimal control: the strong well-posedness of the free-endpoint regular indefinite linear quadratic optimal control (LQ). The problem is closely intertwined with the existence of a solution possessing specific properties to an algebraic Riccati equation or inequality. In this paper, some explicit necessary and/or sufficient conditions for the strong well-posedness of the stabilizable case are given, by investigating the existence of a special solution of an algebraic Riccati equation (ARE) corresponding to the LQ and the properties of the minimum solution of an ARE constructed by the controllable part of the system. Additionally, a comparison of the existing sufficient criteria in the literature is provided.
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