Pursuit-Evasion Differential Games

Pursuit-Evasion Differential Games
Author: Y. Yavin
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-06-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1483295931

Twenty papers are devoted to the treatment of a wide spectrum of problems in the theory and applications of dynamic games with the emphasis on pursuit-evasion differential games. The problem of capturability is thoroughly investigated, also the problem of noise-corrupted (state) measurements. Attention is given to aerial combat problems and their attendant modelling issues, such as variable speed of the combatants, the three-dimensionality of physical space, and the combat problem, i.e. problems related to 'role determination'.

Differential Games Of Pursuit

Differential Games Of Pursuit
Author: Leon A Petrosyan
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1993-09-30
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814505552

The classical optimal control theory deals with the determination of an optimal control that optimizes the criterion subjects to the dynamic constraint expressing the evolution of the system state under the influence of control variables. If this is extended to the case of multiple controllers (also called players) with different and sometimes conflicting optimization criteria (payoff function) it is possible to begin to explore differential games. Zero-sum differential games, also called differential games of pursuit, constitute the most developed part of differential games and are rigorously investigated. In this book, the full theory of differential games of pursuit with complete and partial information is developed. Numerous concrete pursuit-evasion games are solved (”life-line” games, simple pursuit games, etc.), and new time-consistent optimality principles in the n-person differential game theory are introduced and investigated.

Pursuit Games

Pursuit Games
Author: Otomar Hajek
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486462838

A presentation of systematic methods for winning differential games of pursuit and evasion, this volume explores the procedures' scope and applications. Numerous examples illustrate basic and advanced concepts, including capture, strategy, and algebraic theory. Detailed proofs appear throughout the text, along with 200 exercises that further clarify each subject. 1975 edition.

Stochastic and Differential Games

Stochastic and Differential Games
Author: Martino Bardi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461215927

The theory of two-person, zero-sum differential games started at the be ginning of the 1960s with the works of R. Isaacs in the United States and L.S. Pontryagin and his school in the former Soviet Union. Isaacs based his work on the Dynamic Programming method. He analyzed many special cases of the partial differential equation now called Hamilton Jacobi-Isaacs-briefiy HJI-trying to solve them explicitly and synthe sizing optimal feedbacks from the solution. He began a study of singular surfaces that was continued mainly by J. Breakwell and P. Bernhard and led to the explicit solution of some low-dimensional but highly nontriv ial games; a recent survey of this theory can be found in the book by J. Lewin entitled Differential Games (Springer, 1994). Since the early stages of the theory, several authors worked on making the notion of value of a differential game precise and providing a rigorous derivation of the HJI equation, which does not have a classical solution in most cases; we mention here the works of W. Fleming, A. Friedman (see his book, Differential Games, Wiley, 1971), P.P. Varaiya, E. Roxin, R.J. Elliott and N.J. Kalton, N.N. Krasovskii, and A.I. Subbotin (see their book Po sitional Differential Games, Nauka, 1974, and Springer, 1988), and L.D. Berkovitz. A major breakthrough was the introduction in the 1980s of two new notions of generalized solution for Hamilton-Jacobi equations, namely, viscosity solutions, by M.G. Crandall and P.-L.

Handbook of Dynamic Game Theory

Handbook of Dynamic Game Theory
Author: Tamer Basar
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 19??
Genre: Differential games
ISBN: 9783319273358

Résumé : "This will be a two-part handbook on Dynamic Game Theory and part of the Springer Reference program. Part I will be on the fundamentals and theory of dynamic games. It will serve as a quick reference and a source of detailed exposure to topics in dynamic games for a broad community of researchers, educators, practitioners, and students. Each topic will be covered in 2-3 chapters with one introducing basic theory and the other one or two covering recent advances and/or special topics. Part II will be on applications in fields such as economics, management science, engineering, biology, and the social sciences."

Differential Games

Differential Games
Author: Rufus Isaacs
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486135985

Definitive work draws on game theory, calculus of variations, and control theory to solve an array of problems: military, pursuit and evasion, athletic contests, many more. Detailed examples, formal calculations. 1965 edition.

Multi-player Pursuit-evasion Differential Games

Multi-player Pursuit-evasion Differential Games
Author: Dongxu Li
Publisher:
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2006
Genre: Differential games
ISBN:

Abstract: The increasing use of autonomous assets in modern military operations has led to renewed interest in (multi-player) Pursuit-Evasion (PE) differential games. However, the current differential game theory in the literature is inadequate for dealing with this newly emerging situation. The purpose of this dissertation is to study general PE differential games with multiple pursuers and multiple evaders in continuous time. The current differential game theory is not applicable mainly because the terminal states of a multi-player PE game are difficult to specify. To circumvent this difficulty, we solve a deterministic problem by an indirect approach starting with a suboptimal solution based on "structured" controls of the pursuers. If the structure is set-time-consistent, the resulting suboptimal solution can be improved by the optimization based on limited look-ahead. When the performance enhancement is applied iteratively, an optimal solution can be approached in the limit. We provide a hierarchical method that can determine a valid initial point for this iterative process. The method is also extended to the stochastic game case. For a problem where uncertainties only appear in the players' dynamics and the states are perfectly measured, the iterative method is largely valid. For a more general problem where the players' measurement is not perfect, only a special case is studied and a suboptimal approach based on one-step look-ahead is discussed. In addition to the numerical justification of the iterative method, the theoretical soundness of the method is addressed for deterministic PE games under the framework of viscosity solution theory for Hamilton-Jacobi equations. Conditions are derived for the existence of solutions of a multi-player game. Some issues on capturability are also discussed for the stochastic game case. The fundamental idea behind the iterative approach is attractive for complicated problems. When a direct solution is difficult, an alternative approach is usually to search for an approximate solution and the possibility of serial improvements based on it. The improvement can be systematic or random. It is expected that an optimal solution can be approached in the long term.

Advances in Dynamic Games

Advances in Dynamic Games
Author: Michèle Breton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2010-11-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0817680896

This book focuses on various aspects of dynamic game theory, presenting state-of-the-art research and serving as a testament to the vitality and growth of the field of dynamic games and their applications. The selected contributions, written by experts in their respective disciplines, are outgrowths of presentations originally given at the 13th International Symposium of Dynamic Games and Applications held in Wrocław. The book covers a variety of topics, ranging from theoretical developments in game theory and algorithmic methods to applications, examples, and analysis in fields as varied as environmental management, finance and economics, engineering, guidance and control, and social interaction.