ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

DIDO (optimal control)

Alright kiddo, so let me explain what dido (optimal control) means.

Have you ever played a game where you have to move a character through a maze or a challenging path to reach a goal or complete a mission? Yes? Then you already have an idea of what optimal control is all about.

Optimal control is a technique used in engineering and mathematics to find the best way to control a system to reach a certain goal. The word 'optimal' means the best, so it helps us find the best way to control something to make it work the way we want it to work.

Now, let's talk about dido. Dido is an acronym for Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP), a computational method used to solve optimal control problems. It uses mathematics to optimize the control of a system that might have many different inputs and outputs that we want to control.

For instance, think about a rocket that needs to launch into space. There are many different things that we need to control, such as the speed of the rocket, the angle of the rocket, and the fuel consumption. If we can find the best way to control these variables, we can make sure that the rocket reaches its destination successfully.

Dido (optimal control) helps us do this by using a series of equations and calculations to determine the best way to control the system. These equations will take into account all the variables we need to control, and it will find the best way to make them all work together to reach our goals.

So, in summary, dido (optimal control) is a method used to find the best way to control a system to reach a desired goal. It is like finding the perfect path to guide a character through a game, except we are doing it with math and equations.