IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol.50, No.6, 890-894, 2005
Solving a dynamic resource allocation problem through continuous optimization
A class of dynamic resource allocation problems with infinite planning horizon are studied. We observe special structures in the dynamic programming formulation of the problem, which enable us to convert it to continuous optimization problems that can be more easily solved. Structural properties of the problems are discussed, and explicit solutions are given for some special cases.