Modified Optimal Energy and Initial Memory of Fractional Continuous-Time Linear Systems

Fractional systems with Riemann-Liouville derivatives are considered. The initial memory value problem is posed and studied. We obtain explicit steering laws with respect to the values of the fractional integrals of the state variables. The Gramian is generalized and steering functions between memory values are characterized.Comment: Submitted 30/Nov/2009; Revised (major revision) 24/April/2010; Accepted (after minor revision) 22/July/2010; for publication in Signal Processin

Existence and uniqueness of a positive solution to generalized nonlocal thermistor problems with fractional-order derivatives

In this work we study a generalized nonlocal thermistor problem with fractional-order Riemann-Liouville derivative. Making use of fixed-point theory, we obtain existence and uniqueness of a positive solution.Comment: Submitted 17-Jul-2011; revised 09-Oct-2011; accepted 21-Oct-2011; for publication in the journal 'Differential Equations & Applications' (http://dea.ele-math.com

Fractional Euler-Lagrange differential equations via Caputo derivatives

We review some recent results of the fractional variational calculus. Necessary optimality conditions of Euler-Lagrange type for functionals with a Lagrangian containing left and right Caputo derivatives are given. Several problems are considered: with fixed or free boundary conditions, and in presence of integral constraints that also depend on Caputo derivatives.Comment: This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definite form will appear as Chapter 9 of the book Fractional Dynamics and Control, D. Baleanu et al. (eds.), Springer New York, 2012, DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-0457-6_9, in pres

Fractional variational calculus of variable order

We study the fundamental problem of the calculus of variations with variable order fractional operators. Fractional integrals are considered in the sense of Riemann-Liouville while derivatives are of Caputo type.Comment: Submitted 26-Sept-2011; accepted 18-Oct-2011; withdrawn by the authors 21-Dec-2011; resubmitted 27-Dec-2011; revised 20-March-2012; accepted 13-April-2012; to 'Advances in Harmonic Analysis and Operator Theory', The Stefan Samko Anniversary Volume (Eds: A. Almeida, L. Castro, F.-O. Speck), Operator Theory: Advances and Applications, Birkh\"auser Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/4850

Fractional variational calculus for nondifferentiable functions

We prove necessary optimality conditions, in the class of continuous functions, for variational problems defined with Jumarie's modified Riemann-Liouville derivative. The fractional basic problem of the calculus of variations with free boundary conditions is considered, as well as problems with isoperimetric and holonomic constraints.Comment: Submitted 13-Aug-2010; revised 24-Nov-2010; accepted 28-March-2011; for publication in Computers and Mathematics with Application

Variable Order Fractional Variational Calculus for Double Integrals

We introduce three types of partial fractional operators of variable order. An integration by parts formula for partial fractional integrals of variable order and an extension of Green's theorem are proved. These results allow us to obtain a fractional Euler-Lagrange necessary optimality condition for variable order two-dimensional fractional variational problems.Comment: This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definite form will be published in: 51st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, December 10-13, 2012, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Article Source/Identifier: PLZ-CDC12.1240.d4462b33. Submitted 07-March-2012; accepted 17-July-201

Enlarged Controllability of Riemann-Liouville Fractional Differential Equations

We investigate exact enlarged controllability for time fractional diffusion systems of Riemann-Liouville type. The Hilbert uniqueness method is used to prove exact enlarged controllability for both cases of zone and pointwise actuators. A penalization method is given and the minimum energy control is characterized.Comment: This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definite form is with 'Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics', ISSN 1555-1415, eISSN 1555-1423, CODEN JCNDDM, available at [http://computationalnonlinear.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org]. Submitted 10-Aug-2017; Revised 28-Sept-2017 and 24-Oct-2017; Accepted 05-Nov-201

A Generalized Fractional Calculus of Variations

We study incommensurate fractional variational problems in terms of a generalized fractional integral with Lagrangians depending on classical derivatives and generalized fractional integrals and derivatives. We obtain necessary optimality conditions for the basic and isoperimetric problems, transversality conditions for free boundary value problems, and a generalized Noether type theorem.Comment: This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definitive form will appear in Control and Cybernetics. Paper submitted 01-Oct-2012; revised 25-March-2013; accepted for publication 17-April-201

Fractional Euler-Lagrange differential equations via Caputo derivatives

We review some recent results of the fractional variational calculus. Necessary optimality conditions of Euler–Lagrange type for functionals with a Lagrangian containing left and right Caputo derivatives are given. Several problems are considered: with fixed or free boundary conditions, and in presence of integral constraints that also depend on Caputo derivatives.CIDMAFCTFEDER/POCI 2010Białystok University of TechnologyS/WI/00/201