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We consider the problem of finding (in some sense) the best approximation control for an infeasible double integrator. The control function is constrained by upper and lower bounds that are too tight and thus cause infeasibility. The…

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We introduce an approximation method to solve an optimal control problem via the Lagrange dual of its weak formulation. It is based on a sum-of-squares representation of the Hamiltonian, and extends a previous method from polynomial…

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This study is concerned with the numerical solution of a class of infinite-horizon linear regulation problems with state equality constraints and output feedback control. We propose two numerical methods to convert the optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-19 Kareem T. Elgindy , Hareth M. Refat

We consider a class of integer linear programs (IPs) that arise as discretizations of trust-region subproblems of a trust-region algorithm for the solution of control problems, where the control input is an integer-valued function on a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-06 Marvin Severitt , Paul Manns

In this paper, a sub-optimal boundary control strategy for a free boundary problem is investigated. The model is described by a non-smooth convection-diffusion equation. The control problem is addressed by an instantaneous strategy based on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-06 Youness Mezzan , Moulay Hicham Tber

We analyse the role of the bang-bang property in affine optimal control problems. We show that many essential stability properties of affine problems are only satisfied when minimizers are bang-bang. Moreover, we prove that almost any…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-20 Alberto Domínguez Corella , Gerd Wachsmuth

We consider a control-constrained parabolic optimal control problem without Tikhonov term in the tracking functional. For the numerical treatment, we use variational discretization of its Tikhonov regularization: For the state and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-08 Nikolaus von Daniels , Michael Hinze

This work considers the problem of approximating initial condition and time-dependent optimal control and trajectory surfaces using multivariable Fourier series. A modified Augmented Lagrangian algorithm for translating the optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-14 Gabriel Nicolosi , Terry Friesz , Christopher Griffin

In order to solve continuous-time optimal control problems, direct methods transcribe the infinite-dimensional problem to a nonlinear program (NLP) using numerical integration methods. In cases where the integration error can be manipulated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Jakob Harzer , Jochem De Schutter , Moritz Diehl

We introduce tensor numerical techniques for solving optimal control problems constrained by elliptic operators in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d=2,3$, with variable coefficients, which can be represented in a low rank separable form. We construct a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-28 Boris N. Khoromskij , Britta Schmitt , Volker Schulz

We consider optimal control problems with integer-valued controls and a total variation regularization penalty in the objective on domains of dimension two or higher. The penalty yields that the feasible set is sequentially closed in the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-23 Paul Manns , Annika Schiemann

We consider bilinear optimal control problems, whose objective functionals do not depend on the controls. Hence, bang-bang solutions will appear. We investigate sufficient second-order conditions for bang-bang controls, which guarantee…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-07-24 Eduardo Casas , Daniel Wachsmuth , Gerd Wachsmuth

In this paper, the optimal strong error estimates for stochastic parabolic optimal control problem with additive noise and integral state constraint are derived based on time-implicit and finite element discretization. The continuous and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Qiming Wang , Wanfang Shen , Wenbin Liu

In this paper a priori error estimates are derived for full discretization (in space and time) of time-optimal control problems. Various convergence results for the optimal time and the control variable are proved under different…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-19 Lucas Bonifacius , Konstantin Pieper , Boris Vexler

Optimal control of switched systems is challenging due to the discrete nature of the switching control input. The embedding-based approach addresses this challenge by solving a corresponding relaxed optimal control problem with only…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-25 Hua Chen , Wei Zhang

This work develops a rigorous numerical framework for solving time-dependent Optimal Control Problems (OCPs) governed by partial differential equations, with a particular focus on biomedical applications. The approach deals with…

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The optimal control of problems that are constrained by partial differential equations with uncertainties and with uncertain controls is addressed. The Lagrangian that defines the problem is postulated in terms of stochastic functions, with…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-11-19 Eveline Rosseel , Garth N. Wells

We study an optimal control problem for the stochastic wave equation driven by affine multiplicative noise, formulated as a stochastic linear-quadratic (SLQ) problem. By applying a stochastic Pontryagin's maximum principle, we characterize…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-30 Abhishek Chaudhary

We propose and analyze a posteriori error estimates for a control-constrained optimal control problem with bang-bang solutions. We consider a solution strategy based on the variational approach, where the control variable is not…

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