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We discuss here the problem of analyzing which classes of control systems may be put in a closed-loop form which is Lagrangian or Hamiltonian and ask when such controls are useful.
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Bloch, A.M., Leonard, N.E., Marsden, J.E. (1999). Mechanical feedback control systems. In: Blondel, V., Sontag, E.D., Vidyasagar, M., Willems, J.C. (eds) Open Problems in Mathematical Systems and Control Theory. Communications and Control Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0807-8_10
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