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In this paper, we study a discrete variational optimal control problem for a rigid body. The cost to be minimized is the external torque applied to move the rigid body from an initial condition to a pre-specified terminal condition. Instead of discretizing the equations of motion, we use the discrete equations obtained from the discrete Lagrange–d’Alembert principle, a process that better approximates the equations of motion. Within the discrete-time setting, these two approaches are not equivalent in general. The kinematics are discretized using a natural Lie-algebraic formulation that guarantees that the flow remains on the Lie group SO(3) and its algebra \(\mathfrak{s}\mathfrak{o}(3)\). We use the Lagrange method for constrained problems in the calculus of variations to derive the discrete-time necessary conditions. We give a numerical example for a three-dimensional rigid body maneuver.
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Bloch, A.M., Hussein, I.I., Leok, M. et al. Geometric structure-preserving optimal control of a rigid body. J Dyn Control Syst 15, 307–330 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10883-009-9071-2
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