Adaptive differential dynamic programming for multiobjective optimal control

An efficient numerical solution scheme entitled adaptive differential dynamic programming is developed in this paper for multiobjective optimal control problems with a general separable structure. For a multiobjective control problem with a general separable structure, the "optimal" weighting coefficients for various performance indices are time-varying as the system evolves along any noninferior trajectory. Recognizing this prominent feature in multiobjective control, the proposed adaptive differential dynamic programming methodology combines a search process to identify an optimal time-varying weighting sequence with the solution concept in the conventional differential dynamic programming. Convergence of the proposed adaptive differential dynamic programming methodology is addressed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.