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State Feedback Optimal Control with Singular Solution for a Class of Nonlinear Dynamics
The paper studies the problem of determining the optimal control when singular arcs are present in the solution.
In the general classical approach the expressions obtained depend on the state and the costate variables at the
same time, so requiring a forward-backward integration for the computation of the control. In this paper,
sufficient conditions on the dynamics structure are provided and discussed in order to have both the control
and the switching function depending on the state only, so simplifying the computation avoiding the necessity
of the backward integration. The approach has been validated on a classical SIR epidemic model
How to Run a Campaign: Optimal Control of SIS and SIR Information Epidemics
Information spreading in a population can be modeled as an epidemic.
Campaigners (e.g. election campaign managers, companies marketing products or
movies) are interested in spreading a message by a given deadline, using
limited resources. In this paper, we formulate the above situation as an
optimal control problem and the solution (using Pontryagin's Maximum Principle)
prescribes an optimal resource allocation over the time of the campaign. We
consider two different scenarios --- in the first, the campaigner can adjust a
direct control (over time) which allows her to recruit individuals from the
population (at some cost) to act as spreaders for the
Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) epidemic model. In the second case, we
allow the campaigner to adjust the effective spreading rate by incentivizing
the infected in the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) model, in addition to
the direct recruitment. We consider time varying information spreading rate in
our formulation to model the changing interest level of individuals in the
campaign, as the deadline is reached. In both the cases, we show the existence
of a solution and its uniqueness for sufficiently small campaign deadlines. For
the fixed spreading rate, we show the effectiveness of the optimal control
strategy against the constant control strategy, a heuristic control strategy
and no control. We show the sensitivity of the optimal control to the spreading
rate profile when it is time varying.Comment: Proofs for Theorems 4.2 and 5.2 which do not appear in the published
journal version are included in this version. Published version can be
accessed here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2013.12.16
A Sensitivity Matrix Methodology for Inverse Problem Formulation
We propose an algorithm to select parameter subset combinations that can be estimated using an ordinary least-squares (OLS) inverse problem formulation with a given data set. First, the algorithm selects the parameter combinations that correspond to sensitivity matrices with full rank. Second, the algorithm involves uncertainty quantification by using the inverse of the Fisher Information Matrix. Nominal values of parameters are used to construct synthetic data sets, and explore the effects of removing certain parameters from those to be estimated using OLS procedures. We quantify these effects in a score for a vector parameter defined using the norm of the vector of standard errors for components of estimates divided by the estimates. In some cases the method leads to reduction of the standard error for a parameter to less than 1% of the estimate
Selected topics on reaction-diffusion-advection models from spatial ecology
We discuss the effects of movement and spatial heterogeneity on population
dynamics via reaction-diffusion-advection models, focusing on the persistence,
competition, and evolution of organisms in spatially heterogeneous
environments. Topics include Lokta-Volterra competition models, river models,
evolution of biased movement, phytoplankton growth, and spatial spread of
epidemic disease. Open problems and conjectures are presented
Optimal vaccination strategies for a heterogenous population using multiple objectives: The case of L1 and L2-formulations
The choice of the objective functional in optimization problems coming from biomedical and epidemiological applications plays a key role in optimal control outcomes. In this study, we investigate the role of the objective functional on the structure of the optimal control solution for an epidemic model for sexually transmitted infections that includes a core group with higher sexual activity levels than the rest of the population. An optimal control problem is formulated to find a targeted vaccination program able to control the spread of the infection with minimum vaccine deployment. Both and objectives are considered as an attempt to explore the trade-offs between control dynamics and the functional form characterizing optimality. The results show that the optimal vaccination policies for both the and the formulation share one important qualitative property, that is, immunization of the core group should be prioritized by policymakers to achieve a fast reduction of the epidemic. However, quantitative aspects of this result can be significantly affected depending on the choice of the control weights between formulations. Overall, the results suggest that with appropriate weight constants, the optimal control outcomes are reasonably robust with respect to the or formulation. This is particularly true when the monetary cost of the control policy is substantially lower than the cost associated with the disease burden. Under these conditions, even if the formulation is more realistic from a modeling perspective, the formulation can be used as an approximation and yield qualitatively comparable outcomes
Optimal Control of a Diffusive Epidemiological Model Involving the Caputo-Fabrizio Fractional Time-Derivative
In this work we study a fractional SEIR biological model of a
reaction-diffusion, using the non-singular kernel Caputo-Fabrizio fractional
derivative in the Caputo sense and employing the Laplacian operator. In our PDE
model, the government seeks immunity through the vaccination program, which is
considered a control variable. Our study aims to identify the ideal control
pair that reduces the number of infected/infectious people and the associated
vaccine and treatment costs over a limited time and space. Moreover, by using
the forward-backward algorithm, the approximate results are explained by
dynamic graphs to monitor the effectiveness of vaccination
Optimal Control of An Sir Model With Changing Behavior Through An Education Campaign
An SIR type model is expanded to include the use of education or information given to the public as a control to manage a disease outbreak when effective treatments or vaccines are not readily available or too costly to be widely used. The information causes a change in behavior resulting in three susceptible classes. We study stability analysis and use optimal control theory on the system of differential equations to achieve the goal of minimizing the infected population (while minimizing the cost). We illustrate our results with some numerical simulations
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