An optimal boundary control problem for the motion equations of polymer solutions

We study an optimal boundary control problem for stationary equations of a model of the motion of weakly concentrated water solutions of polymers. Sufficient conditions are obtained for the solvability of the problem. Some properties of the set of optimal solutions are established.     

Optimal feedback control in the stationary mathematical model of low concentrated aqueous polymer solutions

In this article we will consider the feedback control problem in the stationary model of motion of low concentrated aqueous polymer solutions. We demonstrate the solvability of an approximating problem, using some a priori estimates and the topological degree theory. Then the convergence (in some generalized sense) of solutions of approximating problems to a solution of the given problem is proved. Moreover, we show the existence of a solution minimizing a given convex, lower semicontinuous functional.     

Optimal control problem for a stationary model of low concentrated aqueous polymer solutions

We study the existence of an optimal control for lower bounded upper semicontinuous functionals and weak solutions of a system of equations describing the stationary motions of low concentrated aqueous polymer solutions in a bounded domain with locally Lipschitz boundary.     

Optimal control in a model of the motion of a viscoelastic medium with objective derivative

In this paper we consider the Jeffreys model of the motion of a viscoelastic incompressible medium with the Yaumann derivative. Within this model we study the optimal control problem for the right-hand sides of the initial boundary value problem. We prove the existence of the optimal strong solution.     

Pullback attractors for a model of weakly concentrated aqueous polymer solution motion with a rheological relation satisfying the objectivity principle

The qualitative dynamics of weak solutions to a nonautonomous model of polymer solution motion (with a rheological relation satisfying the objectivity principle) is studied using the theory of pullback attractors of trajectory spaces. For this purpose, the existence of weak solutions is proved for the model under study, a family of trajectory spaces is defined, trajectory and minimal pullback attractors are introduced, and their existence is proved.     

An optimal birth control problem for a dynamical population model with size-structure

This work is concerned with an optimal control problem for a size-structured population model, which takes fertility as the control variable. The existence and uniqueness of solutions to the basic state system and the dual system are proven via the Banach fixed point theorem. Necessary optimality conditions of first order are established in the form of an Euler-Lagrange system by the use of tangent-normal cone technique. The existence of a unique optimal controller is established by means of Ekeland’s variational principle. An example and some comments are presented.     

An optimal stopping problem for a geometric Brownian motion with poissonian jumps

This paper examines an optimal stopping problem for a geometric Brownian motion with random jumps. It is assumed that jumps occur according to a time-homogeneous Poisson process and the proportions of these sizes are independent and identically distributed nonpositive random variables. The objective is to find an optimal stopping time of maximizing the expected discounted terminal reward which is defined as a nondecreasing power function of the stopped state. By applying the “smooth pasting technique” [1,2], we derive almost explicitly an optimal stopping rule of a threshold type and the optimal value function of the initial state. That is, we express the critical state of the optimal stopping region and the optimal value function by formulae which include only given problem parameters except an unknown to be uniquely determined by a nonlinear equation.     

On an optimal control problem in the Voigt model of the motion of a viscoelastic fluid

The external feedback control problem in the Voigt model of the motion of a viscoelastic fluid is investigated. To this end, we prove the existence of weak solutions of the initial-boundary problem with the multi-valued right-hand side in the model considered and show the existence of a solution minimizing a given bounded lower semicontinuous functional. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika. Fundamental’nye Napravleniya (Contemporary Mathematics. Fundamental Directions), Vol. 16, Differential and Functional Differential Equations. Part 2, 2006.     

Pseudo almost periodic solutions for a model of hematopoiesis with a feedback control

In this paper, a generalized model of hematopoiesis is considered with the introduction of a feedback control and continuously distributed delays. By using Lyapunov functional method and differential inequality techniques, we obtain some sufficient conditions for the existence and global exponential stability of positive pseudo almost periodic solutions of this model. We also provide numerical simulations to support the theoretical results.     

An optimal control problem for the multidimensional diffusion equation with a generalized control variable

The present paper is concerned with an optimal control problem for then-dimensional diffusion equation with a sequence of Radon measures as generalized control variables. Suppose that a desired final state is not reachable. We enlarge the set of admissible controls and provide a solution to the corresponding moment problem for the diffusion equation, so that the previously chosen desired final state is actually reachable by the action of a generalized control. Then, we minimize an objective function in this extended space, which can be characterized as consisting of infinite sequences of Radon measures which satisfy some constraints. Then, we approximate the action of the optimal sequence by that of a control, and finally develop numerical methods to estimate these nearly optimal controls. Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate these ideas.     

An optimal control problem with a random stopping time

This paper deals with a stochastic optimal control problem where the randomness is essentially concentrated in the stopping time terminating the process. If the stopping time is characterized by an intensity depending on the state and control variables, one can reformulate the problem equivalently as an infinite-horizon optimal control problem. Applying dynamic programming and minimum principle techniques to this associated deterministic control problem yields specific optimality conditions for the original stochastic control problem. It is also possible to characterize extremal steady states. The model is illustrated by an example related to the economics of technological innovation.This research has been supported by NSERC-Canada, Grants 36444 and A4952; by FCAR-Québec, Grant 88EQ3528, Actions Structurantes; and by MESS-Québec, Grant 6.1/7.4(28).     

Extragradient-type method for optimal control problem with linear constraints and convex objective function

The paper presents a method for solving optimal control problem with free right end and linear differential equations constraints. The proposed iterative process of extragradient-type is formulated in the functional subspace of piecewise continuous controls of L ₂. The convergence of the method is proved.     

Optimal feedback control for a thermoviscoelastic model of Voigt fluid motion

A system of equations describing the motion of viscous fluids with polymer additives is considered. The system involves a temperature-dependent viscosity and a velocity-dependent external force, which is used as a control. The existence of an optimal feedback control for the system is proved.     

An optimal control problem for the Hoff equation

The sufficient and necessary conditions are given for existence of an optimal control in the bending problem for an I-beam.     

Regularity of solutions for an optimal control problem with mixed control-state constraints

A class of optimal control problems for a semilinear elliptic partial differential equation with mixed control-state constraints is considered. Existence results of an optimal control and necessary optimality conditions are stated. Moreover, a projection formula is derived that is equivalent to the necessary optimality conditions. As main result, the Lipschitz continuity of the optimal control is obtained.