Abstract: In this brief, the finite-time stability of the optimal control is considered and the ADP-based finite-time distributed optimal controller (DFTOC) is proposed for the nonlinear multiagent ...

Abstract: Inspired by the fusion of state optimization and finite-time convergence, the finite-time optimal control (FTOC) for the affine-form nonlinear systems is investigated in this article. To ...

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