scholarly journals Numerical Solution of Some Types of Fractional Optimal Control Problems

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser Hassan Sweilam ◽  
Tamer Mostafa Al-Ajami ◽  
Ronald H. W. Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Necessary Optimality Conditions ◽  
State Equation ◽  
The State ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control Problems

We present two different approaches for the numerical solution of fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs) based on a spectral method using Chebyshev polynomials. The fractional derivative is described in the Caputo sense. The first approach follows the paradigm “optimize first, then discretize” and relies on the approximation of the necessary optimality conditions in terms of the associated Hamiltonian. In the second approach, the state equation is discretized first using the Clenshaw and Curtis scheme for the numerical integration of nonsingular functions followed by the Rayleigh-Ritz method to evaluate both the state and control variables. Two illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the suggested approaches.

An iterative approach for solving fractional optimal control problems

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Alizadeh ◽  
Sohrab Effati
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Necessary Optimality Conditions ◽  
Variational Iteration Method ◽  
Successive Approximations ◽  
Classical Solutions ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control Problems

In this work, the variational iteration method (VIM) is used to solve a class of fractional optimal control problems (FOCPs). New Lagrange multipliers are determined and some new iterative formulas are presented. The fractional derivative (FD) in these problems is in the Caputo sense. The necessary optimality conditions are achieved for FOCPs in terms of associated Euler–Lagrange equations and then the VIM is used to solve the resulting fractional differential equations. This technique rapidly provides the convergent successive approximations of the exact solution and the solutions approach the classical solutions of the problem as the order of the FDs approaches 1. To achieve the solution of the FOCPs using VIM, four illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the proposed method.

scholarly journals A numerical method for solving a class of fractional optimal control problems using Boubaker polynomial expansion scheme

Filomat ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (13) ◽  
pp. 4485-4502 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Singha ◽  
C. Nahak
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Numerical Scheme ◽  
Optimal Control Problems ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
The State ◽  
Polynomial Expansion ◽  
Control Problems ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control ◽  
Fractional Optimal Control Problems

We construct a numerical scheme for solving a class of fractional optimal control problems by employing Boubaker polynomials. In the proposed scheme, the state and control variables are approximated by practicingNth-order Boubaker polynomial expansion. With these approximations, the given performance index is transformed to a function of N + 1 unknowns. The objective of the present formulation is to convert a fractional optimal control problem with quadratic performance index into an equivalent quadratic programming problem with linear equality constraints. Thus, the latter problem can be handled efficiently in comparison to the original problem. We solve several examples to exhibit the applicability and working mechanism of the presented numerical scheme. Graphical plots are provided to monitor the nature of the state, control variable and the absolute error function. All the numerical computations and graphical representations have been executed with the help of Mathematica software.

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