Boletim da Sociedade Paranaense de Matematica, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.247-267, 2017 (Scopus)
In this paper, a new numerical method for solving the optimal con-Trol problems with payoff term or fixed state endpiont by quadratic performance index is presented. The method is based on Bezier polynomial. The properties of Bezier polynomials in any intervel as [a, b] are presented. The operational matri- ces of integration and derivative are utilized to reduce the solution of the optimal control problems to a nonlinear programming one to which existing well-developed algorithms may be applied. Illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the technique.