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This work advances the maximum hands-off sparse control framework by developing a robust counterpart for constrained linear systems with parametric uncertainties. The resulting optimal control problem minimizes an $L^{0}$ objective subject…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-13 Siddhartha Ganguly , Kenji Kashima

Necessary conditions of optimality in the form of the Pontryagin Maximum Principle are derived for the Bolza-type discounted problem with free right end. The optimality is understood in the sense of the uniformly overtaking optimality. Such…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-03 Dmitry Khlopin

This paper presents an optimal control problem to analyze the efficacy of counter-terrorism tactics. We present an algorithm that efficiently combines the Minimum Principle of Pontryagin, the shooting method and the cyclic descent of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-01-16 L. Bayon , P. Fortuny Ayuso , P. J. Garcia-Nieto , J. M. Grau , M. M. Ruiz

This paper is a survey on some recent aspects and developments in stochastic control. We discuss the two main historical approaches, Bellman's optimality principle and Pontryagin's maximum principle, and their modern exposition with…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Huyen Pham

This paper addresses the time-optimal control problem for a class of control systems which includes controlled mechanical systems with possible dissipation terms. The Lie algebras associated with such mechanical systems enjoy certain…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2007-05-23 M. Chyba , N. E. Leonard , E. D. Sontag

In this paper we summarize our results in infinite horizon optimal control. We present optimality conditions for weak local minimizer in the framework of weighted functions. Moreover we formulate the Pontryagin Maximum Principle for strong…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-07-05 Nico Tauchnitz

We analyze a novel class of rough stochastic control problems that allows for a convenient approach to solving pathwise stochastic control problems with both non-anticipative and anticipative controls. We first establish the well-posedness…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-19 Ulrich Horst , Huilin Zhang

In complex engineered systems, completing an objective is sometimes not enough. The system must be able to reach a set performance characteristic, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle flying from point A to point B, \textit{under 10 seconds}.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-03 Manan Gandhi

A geometric approach to time-dependent optimal control problems is proposed. This formulation is based on the Skinner and Rusk formalism for Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems. The corresponding unified formalism developed for optimal…

In this work, we consider a mechanical system whose mass tensor implements a scalar product in a Riemannian manifold. This system is controlled with the help of forces and torques. A cost functional is minimized to achieve an optimal…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-04-24 François Dubois , Hedy César Ramírez-De-{Á}vila , Juan Antonio Rojas-Quintero

A stochastic procedure is developed which allows one to express Pontryagin's maximum principle for dissipative quantum system solely in terms of stochastic wave functions. Time-optimal controls can be efficiently computed without computing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-09 Chungwei Lin , Dries Sels , Yanting Ma , Yebin Wang

In this article, we derive first-order necessary optimality conditions for a constrained optimal control problem formulated in the Wasserstein space of probability measures. To this end, we introduce a new notion of localised metric…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-28 Benoît Bonnet , Hélène Frankowska

In this note our aim is to give a proof of the Pontryagin maximum principle for a general optimal control problem with running state constraints and smooth dynamics. Our proof is based on the classical Ekeland variational principle. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-04-15 Loïc Bourdin

Models involving hybrid systems are versatile in their application but difficult to optimize efficiently due to their combinatorial nature. This work presents a method to cope with hybrid optimal control problems which, in contrast to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Viktoriya Nikitina , Alberto De Marchi , Matthias Gerdts

We propose a quantum optimal control framework based on the Pontryagin Maximum Principle to design energy- and time-efficient pulses for open quantum systems. By formulating the Langevin equation of a dissipative LC circuit as a linear…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 Mo Zhou , F. A. Cárdenas-López , Sugny Dominique , Xi Chen

We present a novel framework for optimal control in both classical and quantum systems. Our approach leverages the Dirac--Bergmann algorithm: a systematic method for formulating and solving constrained dynamical systems. In contrast to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Davit Aghamalyan , Aleek Maity , Varun Narasimhachar , V V Sreedhar

We study the Pontryagin maximum principle by deriving necessary and sufficient conditions for a class of optimal control problems arising in non exchangeable mean field systems, where agents interact through heterogeneous and asymmetric…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-09 Idris Kharroubi , Samy Mekkaoui , Huyên Pham

Optimal control theory in epidemiology has been used to establish the most effective intervention strategies for managing and mitigating the spread of infectious diseases while considering constraints and costs. Using Pontryagin's Maximum…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-08-08 Sandra Montes-Olivas , Adam J. Kucharski , Michael B. Gravenor , Simon D. W. Frost

Pontryagin type maximum principle and Bellman's dynamic programming principle serve as two of the most important tools in solving optimal control problems. There is a huge literature on the study of relationship between them. The main…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-30 Liangying Chen , Qi Lü

We consider the free endpoint Mayer problem for a controlled Moreau process, the control acting as a perturbation of the dynamics driven by the normal cone, and derive necessary optimality conditions of Pontryagin's Maximum Principle type.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-31 Chems Eddine Arroud , Giovanni Colombo