Celestin A. Nse , Anthony N. Eke , Optimal Control of Neutral Systems with Nonlinear Base (The Maximum Principle Perspective), Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 2,Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1236-1239, ISSN 1816-949x, jeasci.2007.1236.1239, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2007.1236.1239) Abstract: In this research we examine the Euclidean controllability for a neutral system with a nonlinear base given by By a careful analysis of the maximum principle, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of optimal controls are deduced. This work is a great improvement of existing works providing a relationship between the attainable and reachable sets. Keywords: Optimal control;netural system;nonlinear base;perspective