A computational approach for approximate optimalcontrol of nonlinear Volterra integral equations

In this paper, a new method for solving optimal control problems governedby nonlinear Volterra integral equations is presented. First by converting toa discretized form, the problem is considered as a quasi assignment problem and then an iterative method is applied to find approximate solutionfor discretized form of the integral equation. Next step using evolutionaryalgorithms, approximate solution of optimal control problems is obtained.An analysis for convergence of the proposed iterative method and its implementation for numerical examples are also given.