A variational approach to constrained controllability for distributed systems

摘要

We consider linear distributed control systems of the form y'(t) = Ay(t) + Bu(t) where A generates a strongly continuous semigroup (e~(tA)t≥o on an infinite dimensional Hilbert space Y. We suppose that the control operator B is bounded from the (Hilbert) control space U to Y. Taking into account eventual control constraint (such as saturation), we study the problem of exact controllability by using a variational approach. Applications to hyperbolic-like systems of the form z"(t) + Az(t) = Bu(t) are treated.