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Randomized Difference Two-Timescale Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation Algorithms for Simulation Optimization of Hidden Markov Models
(2000)
We proposetwo finite difference two-timescale simultaneous perturbationstochastic approximation (SPSA)algorithmsfor simulation optimization ofhidden Markov models. Stability and convergence of both thealgorithms is ...
Robot Formations: Learning Minimum-Length Paths on Uneven Terrain
(2000)
We discuss a prototypeproblem involving terrain exploration and learning by formations ofautonomous vehicles. We investigate an algorithm forcoordinating multiple robots whose task is to find the shortest pathbetween a ...
Generalized Inverses for Finite-Horizon Tracking
(2000)
Control and communication issues aretraditionally "decoupled" in discussions of decision and controlproblems, as this simplifies the analysis and generally works well forclassical models. This fundamental assumption deserves ...