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Publications of Dr. Gershwin in the area of Control Theory

Papers in Refereed Journals:

• Gershwin, S. B., "On the Higher Derivatives of Bellman's Equation", Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 120-127, October, 1969.
• Jacobson, D. H., Gershwin, S. B., and Lele, M. M., "Computation of Optimal Singular Controls," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. AC-15, No. 1, pp. 67-73, February, 1970.
• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H., "A Discrete-Time Differential Dynamic Programming Algorithm with Application to Optimal Orbit Transfer," AIAA Journal, Vol. 8, No. 9, pp. 1616- 1626, September, 1970.
• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H. "A Controllability Theory for Nonlinear Systems with Application,"IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. AC-16, No. 1, pp. 37-46, February, 1971.
• Athans, M., Ku, R., and Gershwin, S. B., "The Uncertainty Threshold Principle: Fundamental Limitations of Optimal Decision Processes under Dynamic Uncertainty," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. AC-22, No. 3, pp. 491-495, June, 1977.
• Bar-Shalom, Y. and Gershwin, S. B., "Applicability of Adaptive Control to Real Problems -- Trends and Opinions," Automatica, Vol. 14, pp. 407-408, 1978.

Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H., "A Controllability Theory for Nonlinear Systems with Application," Proceedings of the Joint Automatic Control Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1970, pp. 335-342.
• Bueno, R., Chow, E. Y., Dunn, K. P., Gershwin, S. B., and Willsky, A. S., "Status Report on the Generalized Likelihood Ratio Failure Detection Technique, with Applications to the F-8 Aircraft," Proceedings of the 1976 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Clearwater, Florida, December, 1976, pp. 38-47.
• Athans, M., Ku, R., and Gershwin, S. B., "The Uncertainty Threshold Principle: Fundamental Limitations of Optimal Decisions under Dynamic Uncertainty," Proceedings of the 1976 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Clearwater, Florida, December 1976, pp. 1142-1145.

Internal Memoranda and Progress Reports

• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H., "A Discrete-Time Differential Dynamic Programming Algorithm with Application to Optimal Orbit Transfer," Harvard University (DEAP) Technical Report No. 655, August, 1968, 54 pages.
• Jacobson, D. H., Gershwin, S. B., and Lele, M. M., "Computation of Optimal Singular Controls," Harvard University (DEAP) Technical Report No. 580, January, 1969, 24 pages.
• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H., "A Controllability Theory for Nonlinear Systems with Application," Harvard University (DEAP) Technical Report No. 592, July, 1969, 42 pages.
• Gershwin, S. B., and Jacobson, D. H., "Control of Nonlinear Systems in Regions of State Space," Harvard University (DEAP) Technical Report No. 600, January, 1970, 43 pages.
• Gershwin, S. B., "Bounds on Minimum Time for Linear Systems," in Notes on Decision, Control, and Dynamic Systems, Harvard University (DEAP) Technical Report No. 610, May, 1970, 20 pages.
• Gershwin, S. B., "Probability that Terminating Calls, Blocked in the Subscriber Loop Multiplexer, Fail to Complete," Bell Telephone Laboratories Memorandum for File, June, 1971.