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MC 5501Ìý
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Speaker

Kirsten Morris, UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ

Title

Optimal controller and actuator design for partial differential equations

Abstract

Control isÌý be very effective in altering dynamics, and widely used in many natural and engineered systems.Ìý One issue for systems withÌý spatial dependence, such as those with partial differential equation models,Ìý is that performance depends not only on the controller, but also on its location and spatial design. Existence of concurrent optimal controller and spatial distribution has been established for several classes of partial differential equations and objectives.ÌýÌý Some of the theoreticalÌý results, as well as computational challenges, will be discussed and illustrated with examples.