Accession Number:

AD0735223

Title:

Optimization of a Resource Reuse System,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

CALIFORNIA UNIV LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Leonedes, Cornelius T.
• Marushak, John Bohdan

Report Date:

1971-06-30

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

A model is formulated for a dynamic system characterized by the reuse of its resource after rehabilitation. A specific application is considered for a nations mobilization effort. The criterion of performance is a functional of benefits, rehabilitation costs, and system expansion costs. The maximum principle is applied to determine the optimal control policy to change the capacity of the system. Author

Descriptors:

• *CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *NATURAL RESOURCES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• RECLAMATION
• DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• OPTIMIZATION

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE