\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 06082582} \itemau{Leon, Blanca S.; Alanis, Alma Y.; Sanchez, Edgar N.; Ruiz-Velazquez, Eduardo; Ornelas-Tellez, Fernando} \itemti{Inverse optimal neural control for a class of discrete-time nonlinear positive systems.} \itemso{Int. J. Adapt. Control Signal Process. 26, No. 7, 614-629 (2012).} \itemab Summary: A discrete-time inverse optimal trajectory tracking for a class of nonlinear positive systems is proposed. The scheme is developed for MIMO affine discrete-time positive nonlinear systems. This optimal controller is based on discrete time passivity and positive systems theory. The advantage of this scheme is that it avoids solving the associated Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman equation and minimizes a meaningful cost function. The affine discrete-time positive nonlinear system is obtained from an online neural identifier, which uses a recurrent neural network, trained with the extended Kalman filter. The applicability of the proposed approach is illustrated via simulation by trajectory tracking control of type 1 diabetes mellitus patients. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{neural control; neural identification; recurrent neural networks; discrete-time nonlinear positive systems} \itemli{doi:10.1002/acs.2267} \end