Real-time calculation of current optimal feedbacks for a delay system

A linear optimal control problem for a nonstationary system with a single delay state variable is examined. A fast implementation of the dual method is proposed in which a key role is played by a quasi-reduction of the fundamental matrices of solutions to the homogeneous part of the delay models under analysis. As a result, an iteration step of the dual method involves only the integration of auxiliary systems of ordinary differential equations over short time intervals. A real-time algorithm is described for calculating optimal feedback controls. The results are illustrated by the optimal control problem for a second-order stationary system with a fixed delay.