Abstract:
It is shown that the order of a singular trajectory in problems with multidimensional control is described by a flag of linear subspaces in the control space. In terms of this flag, we construct necessary conditions for the junction of a nonsingular trajectory with a singular one in affine control systems. We also give examples of multidimensional problems in which the optimal control has the form of an irrational winding of a torus that is passed in finite time.