Finite Horizon Optimization

Definition (Finite horizon cost problem)

Given a policy γ∈ΓA\gamma\in\Gamma_{A} with the objective of minimizing JN(X,γ)=Ex0γ[∑k=0N−1c(Xk,Uk)+cN(XN)]=Eγ[∑k=0N−1c(Xk,Uk)+cN(XN)∣X0=X]J_{N}(X,\gamma)=E_{x_{0}}^{\gamma}\left[ \sum_{k=0}^{N-1}c(X_{k},U_{k})+c_{N}(X_{N}) \right]=E^{\gamma}\left[ \sum_{k=0}^{N-1}c(X_{k},U_{k})+c_{N}(X_{N}) |X_{0}=X\right]this is known as the Finite Horizon Optimal Control problem.

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