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The purpose of this paper is to solve two simplified optimal traction control problems, the drag racer problem and the hot-rodder problem. The control problems are defined and the optimal solutions are given. The solution to each problem is not bang-bang, but includes a singular control.
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Kefauver, K.R., Levine, W.S. (2009). A Precise Formulation and Solution of the Drag Racer and Hot Rodder Problems. In: Ghosh, B.K., Martin, C.F., Zhou, Y. (eds) Emergent Problems in Nonlinear Systems and Control. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 393. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03627-9_5
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