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Inverse source problem in a forced network

Optimization and Control 2019-05-22 v2

Abstract

We address the nonlinear inverse source problem of identifying a time-dependent source occurring in one node of a network governed by a wave equation. We prove that time records of the associated state taken at a strategic set of two nodes yield uniqueness of the two unknown elements: the source position and the emitted signal. We develop a non-iterative identification method that localizes the source node by solving a set of well posed linear systems. Once the source node is localized, we identify the emitted signal using a deconvolution problem or a Fourier expansion. Numerical experiments on a 55 node graph confirm the effectiveness of the approach.

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@article{arxiv.1803.04895,
  title  = {Inverse source problem in a forced network},
  author = {J. G. Caputo and A. Hamdi and A. Knippel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.04895},
  year   = {2019}
}
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