Abstract:
A brachistochrone problem is considered for a medium with linear drag. The optimal control problem is reduced to a boundary value problem for a system of two nonlinear differential equations. The trajectories of this system are qualitatively analyzed, their typical features are found and verified by solving the boundary value problem numerically.
Key words:brachistochrone problem, linear drag, optimal control, phase portrait.
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