<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations"^^ . "This thesis considers the investigation and development of numerical methods for optimal control problems that are \r\ninfluenced by stochastic phenomena of various type. The first part treats tasks characterized by random parameters, \r\nwhile in the subsequent second part time-dependent stochastic processes are the basis of the dynamics describing the analyzed systems. In each case the investigations aim to transform the original problem into one that can be tackled by existing (direct) methods of deterministic optimal control - here we prefer Bock's direct multiple shooting approach.\r\n\r\nIn the context of this transformation, in the first part approaches from stochastic programming as well as robust and probabilistic optimization are used. Regarding a specific application from mathematical economics, which considers pricing conspicuous consumption products in periods of recession, new numerical procedures are developed and analyzed with due regard to those techniques - in particular, a scenario tree approach, approximations of robust worst-case settings, and financial tools as the Value at Risk and Conditional Value at Risk. Furthermore, necessary reformulations of the resulting optimal control problems, in particular for Value at Risk and Conditional Value at Risk, as well as the discussion and interpretation of results determined depending on an uncertain recession duration, an uncertain recession strength, and control delays are in focus. The gained economic insight can be seen as an important step in the direction of a better understanding of real-world pricing strategies.\r\n\r\nIn the second part of the thesis, based on the Wiener chaos expansion of a stochastic process and on Malliavin calculus, a system of coupled ordinary differential equations is developed that completely characterizes the stochastic differential equation describing the dynamics of the process. As in general this system includes infinitely many equations, a rigorous error estimation depending on the order of the chaos decomposition is proven in order to guarantee the numerical applicability. To transfer the generic procedure of the chaos expansion to stochastic optimal control problems, a method to preserve the feedback character of the occurring control process is shown. This allows the derivation of a novel direct method to solve finite-horizon stochastic optimal control problems. The appropriability and accuracy of this methodology are demonstrated by treating several problem instances numerically. Finally, the economic application of the first part is revisited under the viewpoint of dealing with a time-dependent recession strength, i.e., a stochastic process. In particular, those applications illustrate that the existing methods of deterministic optimal control can be extended to problems including stochastic differential equations."^^ . "2014" . . . . . . . "Tony"^^ . "Huschto"^^ . "Tony Huschto"^^ . . . . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (PDF)"^^ . . . "Dissertation_TonyHuschto.pdf"^^ . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Numerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #17779 \n\nNumerical Methods for Random Parameter Optimal Control and the Optimal Control of Stochastic Differential Equations\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "510 Mathematik"@de . "510 Mathematics"@en . .