The interpolation relation in dynamic programming in optimal control for a discrete constrained LQR system is discussed in the article entitled:"On infinite horizon switched LQR problems with state and control constraints" by Maximilian Balandat, Wei Zhang, and Alessandro Abate.
Abstract: This paper studies the Discrete-Time Switched LQR problem over an infinite time horizon, subject to
polyhedral constraints on state and control inputs. Specifically, we aim to find an infinite-horizon hybridcontrol
sequence, i.e., a sequence of continuous and discrete (switching) control inputs, that minimizes
an infinite-horizon quadratic cost function, subject to polyhedral constraints on state and (continuous)
control input. The overall constrained, infinite-horizon problem is split into two subproblems: (i) an
unconstrained, infinite-horizon problem and (ii) a constrained, finite-horizon one. We derive a stationary
suboptimal policy for problem (i) with analytical bounds on its optimality, and develop a novel
formulation of problem (ii) as a Mixed-Integer Quadratic Program. By introducing the concept of a safe
set, the solutions of the two subproblems are combined to achieve the overall control objective. Through
the connection between (i) and (ii) it is shown that, by proper choice of the design parameters, the
error of the overall suboptimal solution can be made arbitrarily small. The approach is tested on a