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Respectfully, while the optimization functions and constraint handling may have overlap, they differ in their intended applications. For optimal control there is no adaptation outside the initial ruleset, which is the core of AI. Optimal control is "keep things on path"


But in many industrial control systems, there is inherent adaptation required to deal with exogenous shocks or noise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data-driven_control_system

see also the last few chapters here; http://lavalle.pl/planning/book.html

i would say relative to classical control, fast gpus have replaced the need to have certain closed form solutions that are easily analyzable.


My working model here: rocket science and mining use integrals, yet are different.




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