@incollection{eprints590, title = {An iterative algorithm for the optimal control of continuous-time switched linear systems}, year = {2002}, pages = {335--340}, address = {2?4 October 2002 Zaragoza, SPAIN}, booktitle = {Discrete Event Systems (WODES) : Proceedings of Sixth International Workshop }, journal = {6th Int. Work. on Discrete Event Systems (WODES)}, publisher = {IEEE}, author = {Alberto Bemporad and Alessandro Giua and Carla Seatzu}, abstract = {For continuous-time switched linear systems, this paper proposes an approach for solving infinite-horizon optimal control problems where the decision variables are the switching instants and the sequence of operating modes. The procedure iterates between a "master" procedure that finds an optimal switching sequence of modes, and a "slave" procedure that finds the optimal switching instants. The effectiveness of the approach is shown through simple simulation examples.}, url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/590/}, keywords = {continuous-time systems;hybrid systems;infinite-horizon control;iterative algorithm;operating mode sequence;optimal control;switched linear systems;switching instants;switching sequence;continuous time systems;iterative methods;linear systems;optimal control} }