scholarly journals Differential inclusions and abstract control problems

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieczyław Cichoń

We prove an existence theorem for differential inclusions in Banach spaces. Here {A (t): t ∈ [0,T]} is a family of linear operators generating a continuous evolution operator K (t, s). We concentrate on maps F with F (t,·) weakly sequentially hemi-continuous.Moreover, we show a compactness of the set of all integral solutions of the above problem. These results are also applied to a semilinear optimal control problem. Some corollaries, important in the theory of optimal control, are given too. We extend in several ways theorems existing in the literature.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Campos ◽  
Cristiana J. Silva ◽  
Delfim F. M. Torres

We provide easy and readable GNU Octave/MATLAB code for the simulation of mathematical models described by ordinary differential equations and for the solution of optimal control problems through Pontryagin’s maximum principle. For that, we consider a normalized HIV/AIDS transmission dynamics model based on the one proposed in our recent contribution (Silva, C.J.; Torres, D.F.M. A SICA compartmental model in epidemiology with application to HIV/AIDS in Cape Verde. Ecol. Complex. 2017, 30, 70–75), given by a system of four ordinary differential equations. An HIV initial value problem is solved numerically using the ode45 GNU Octave function and three standard methods implemented by us in Octave/MATLAB: Euler method and second-order and fourth-order Runge–Kutta methods. Afterwards, a control function is introduced into the normalized HIV model and an optimal control problem is formulated, where the goal is to find the optimal HIV prevention strategy that maximizes the fraction of uninfected HIV individuals with the least HIV new infections and cost associated with the control measures. The optimal control problem is characterized analytically using the Pontryagin Maximum Principle, and the extremals are computed numerically by implementing a forward-backward fourth-order Runge–Kutta method. Complete algorithms, for both uncontrolled initial value and optimal control problems, developed under the free GNU Octave software and compatible with MATLAB are provided along the article.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 310
Author(s):  
Beyza Billur İskender Eroglu ◽  
Dіlara Yapişkan

In this paper, we introduce the transversality conditions of optimal control problems formulated with the conformable derivative. Since the optimal control theory is based on variational calculus, the transversality conditions for variational calculus problems are first investigated and then supported by some illustrative examples. Utilizing from these formulations, the transversality conditions for optimal control problems are attained by using the Hamiltonian formalism and Lagrange multiplier technique. To illustrate the obtained results, the dynamical system on which optimal control problem constructed is taken as a diffusion process modeled in terms of the conformable derivative. The optimal control law is achieved by analytically solving the time dependent conformable differential equations occurring from the eigenfunction expansions of the state and the control functions. All figures are plotted using MATLAB.


2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1439-1470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuwen Li ◽  
Yunxiang Li ◽  
Zhenhai Liu ◽  
Jing Li

Abstract In this paper, a sensitivity analysis of optimal control problem for a class of systems described by nonlinear fractional evolution inclusions (NFEIs, for short) on Banach spaces is investigated. Firstly, the nonemptiness as well as the compactness of the mild solutions set S(ζ) (ζ being the initial condition) for the NFEIs are obtained, and we also present an extension Filippov’s theorem and whose proof differs from previous work only in some technical details. Finally, the optimal control problems described by NFEIs depending on the initial condition ζ and the parameter η are considered and the sensitivity properties of the optimal control problem are also established.


2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 605-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Enkhbat

The problem of maximizing a nonsmooth convex function over an arbitrary set is considered. Based on the optimality condition obtained by Strekalovsky in 1987 an algorithm for solving the problem is proposed. We show that the algorithm can be applied to the nonconvex optimal control problem as well. We illustrate the method by describing some computational experiments performed on a few nonconvex optimal control problems.


2009 ◽  
Vol 06 (07) ◽  
pp. 1221-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARÍA BARBERO-LIÑÁN ◽  
MIGUEL C. MUÑOZ-LECANDA

A geometric method is described to characterize the different kinds of extremals in optimal control theory. This comes from the use of a presymplectic constraint algorithm starting from the necessary conditions given by Pontryagin's Maximum Principle. The algorithm must be run twice so as to obtain suitable sets that once projected must be compared. Apart from the design of this general algorithm useful for any optimal control problem, it is shown how to classify the set of extremals and, in particular, how to characterize the strict abnormality. An example of strict abnormal extremal for a particular control-affine system is also given.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1080-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mushtaq Salh Ali ◽  
Mostafa Shamsi ◽  
Hassan Khosravian-Arab ◽  
Delfim F. M. Torres ◽  
Farid Bozorgnia

We propose a direct numerical method for the solution of an optimal control problem governed by a two-side space-fractional diffusion equation. The presented method contains two main steps. In the first step, the space variable is discretized by using the Jacobi–Gauss pseudospectral discretization and, in this way, the original problem is transformed into a classical integer–order optimal control problem. The main challenge, which we faced in this step, is to derive the left and right fractional differentiation matrices. In this respect, novel techniques for derivation of these matrices are presented. In the second step, the Legendre–Gauss–Radau pseudospectral method is employed. With these two steps, the original problem is converted into a convex quadratic optimization problem, which can be solved efficiently by available methods. Our approach can be easily implemented and extended to cover fractional optimal control problems with state constraints. Five test examples are provided to demonstrate the efficiency and validity of the presented method. The results show that our method reaches the solutions with good accuracy and a low central processing unit time.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadim Azhmyakov

In the present work, we consider a class of nonlinear optimal control problems, which can be called “optimal control problems in mechanics.” We deal with control systems whose dynamics can be described by a system of Euler-Lagrange or Hamilton equations. Using the variational structure of the solution of the corresponding boundary-value problems, we reduce the initial optimal control problem to an auxiliary problem of multiobjective programming. This technique makes it possible to apply some consistent numerical approximations of a multiobjective optimization problem to the initial optimal control problem. For solving the auxiliary problem, we propose an implementable numerical algorithm.


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