Contents	6
	Preliminaries	7
	1 Introduction	7
	References	10
	Finite-Time Control Problem	12
	1 Finite-Time Control Problem: Variational Method	12
	2 Definitions and Basic Concepts	12
	2.1 Main Results	15
	2.2 Numerical Method for the Necessary Optimal Condition	17
	2.3 Numerical Example	22
	2.4 Experimental Results from a DC Motor Device	24
	3 Finite-Time Control Problem: Descendent Methods	28
	3.1 Preliminaries	28
	3.2 Main Results	29
	3.3 Methodology	33
	3.4 Numerical Evaluations	34
	3.5 Concluding Remarks	35
	4 Next Chapter: Approximation Method	35
	References	37
	Approximation of the Optimal Long-Run Average-Cost Control Problem	39
	1 Preliminaries	39
	2 Notation and Main Results	42
	2.1 Discounted Criterion and the Main Result	43
	3 Numerical Example	45
	4 Proof of Theorem 3.1	46
	4.1 Proof of Theorem 3.1 Continued	48
	5 Concluding Remarks	49
	References	50
	Series Editor's Biographies	51