May 25, 2026  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

ECSE 6430 - Optimization Methods


Linear programming, nonlinear programming, iterative methods, and dynamic programming are presented, especially as they relate to optimal control problems. Discrete and continuous optimal regulators are derived from dynamic programming approach, which also leads to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation and the Minimum Principle. Linear quadratic regulators, linear tracking problems, and output regulators are treated. Linear observer and the separation theorem are developed for feedback controller implementation.

Prerequisite or Corequisite: Prerequisite: ECSE 2410 . Corequisite: ECSE 6400 .

When Offered: AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3