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In this paper we study the problem of learning minimum-energy controls for linear systems from heterogeneous data. Specifically, we consider datasets comprising input, initial and final state measurements collected using experiments with…
This paper is concerned with a time-inconsistent stochastic optimal control problem in an infinite time horizon with a non-degenerate diffusion in the state equation. A major assumption is that people become rational after a large time.…
In the paper, the problems of controllability and approximate controllability are studied for the control system $w_t=\frac{1}{\rho}\left(kw_x\right)_x+\gamma w$, $\left.\left(\sqrt{\frac{k}{\rho}}w_x\right)\right|_{x=0}=u$, $x>0$,…
We consider an optimal control problem governed by a rate-inde\-pendent system with non-convex energy. The state equation is approximated by means of viscous regularization w.r.t.\ to hierarchy of two different Hilbert spaces. The…
This note is concerned with the study of the initial boundary value problem for systems of conservation laws from the point of view of control theory, where the initial data is fixed and the boundary data are regarded as control functions.…
The minimization of energy-like cost functionals is addressed in the context of optimal control problems. For a general class of dynamical systems, with possibly unstable and nonlinear free dynamics, it is shown that a sequence of solutions…
The article considers a two-level open quantum system whose dynamics is driven by a combination of coherent and incoherent controls. Coherent control enters into the Hamiltonian part of the dynamics whereas incoherent control enters into…
Progress in miniaturized technology allows us to control physical systems at nanoscale with remarkable precision. Experimental advancements have sparked interest in control problems in stochastic thermodynamics, typically concerning a…
This paper proposes a method to compute lower performance bounds for discrete-time infinite-horizon min-max control problems with input constraints and bounded disturbances. Such bounds can be used as a performance metric for control…
This paper aims to provide directly the observability inequality of backward stochastic heat equations for measurable sets. As an immediate application, the null controllability of the forward heat equations is obtained. Moreover, an…
We consider the control problem with \textit{exit time}. Unlike the Bolza and Mayer problems, in this problem the terminal time of the trajectories is not fixed, but it is the first time at which they reach a given closed subset -…
The hybrid optimal control problem with reach time to a target set is addressed and the continuity and uniqueness of the associated value function is proved. Hybrid systems involves interaction of different types of dynamics: continuous and…
In this paper we present a Learning Model Predictive Control (LMPC) strategy for linear and nonlinear time optimal control problems. Our work builds on existing LMPC methodologies and it guarantees finite time convergence properties for the…
From the final and interior temperature measurements identifying the source term with initial temperature simultaneously is an inverse heat conduction problem which is a kind of ill-posed. The optimal control framework has been found to be…
We address the infinite-horizon minimum energy control problem for linear time-invariant finite-dimensional systems $(A, B)$. We show that the problem admits a solution if and only if $(A, B)$ is stabilizable and $A$ does not have imaginary…
In many practical applications of control theory some constraints on the state and/or on the control need to be imposed. In this paper, we prove controllability results for semilinear parabolic equations under positivity constraints on the…
In the paper, the problems of controllability and approximate controllability are studied for the control system $w_t=\Delta w$, $w_{x_1}(0,x_2,t)=u(t)\delta(x_2)$, $x_1>0$, $x_2\in\mathbb R$, $t\in(0,T)$, where $u\in L^\infty(0,T)$ is a…
We study the time optimal control problem with a general target $\mathcal S$ for a class of differential inclusions that satisfy mild smoothness and controllability assumptions. In particular, we do not require Petrov's condition at the…
We consider an optimal control problem with tracking-type cost functional constrained by the Cattaneo equation, which is a well-known model for delayed heat transfer. In particular, we are interested the asymptotic behaviour of the optimal…
In this paper, we consider the inverse problem of determining the time-dependent source term in the general setting of Hilbert spaces and for general additional data. We prove the well-posedness of this inverse problem by reducing the…