Accession Number:

AD0767382

Title:

Splines and Efficiency in Dynamic Programming,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TEXAS UNIV AUSTIN CENTER FOR NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

Personal Author(s):

• Daniel,James W.

Report Date:

1973-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

It is shown how one can use splines, represented in the B-spline basis, to reduce the difficulties of large storage requirements in dynamic programming via approximations to the minimum-return function without the inefficiency associated with using polynomials to the same end. Author

Descriptors:

• (*DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
• EFFICIENCY)
• APPROXIMATION(MATHEMATICS)
• INTERPOLATION
• POLYNOMIALS

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE