mˈɑːdəl pɹɪdˈɪktɪv kəntɹˈoʊl ænd lˈɪnɪɹkwɑːdɹˈæɾɪk ɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪɾɚz ɑːɹ tˈuː tˈaɪps ʌv ˈɑːptɪməl kəntɹˈoʊl mˈɛθədz ðæt hæv dɪstˈɪŋkt ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz fɔːɹ sˈɛɾɪŋ ðɪ ˌɑːptɪmᵻzˈeɪʃən kˈɔsts.
Model predictive control and linear-quadratic regulators are two types of optimal control methods that have distinct approaches for setting the optimization costs.