This repository outlines a short seminar discussion on basic numerical methods optimal control. Following questions are discussed in the seminar.

1. How to form an optimal control problem?
2. How to solve a particular type of optimal control problem?
3. What are the exact and approximate methods to solve the optimal control problem numerically?
4. Which methods are in common in practice and easy to implement?
5. How to transform the optimal control problem to solve in a particular method?
6. How all this is relevant for a transportation related problem?