A problem in control of elastodynamics with piezoelectric effects

Abstract

We consider an optimal control problem where the state equations are a coupled hyperbolic–elliptic system. This system arises in elastodynamics with piezoelectric effects—the elastic stress tensor is a function of elastic displacement and electric potential. The electric flux acts as the control variable and bound constraints on the control are considered. We develop a complete analysis for the state equations and the control problem. The requisite regularity on the control, to show the well-posedness of the state equations, is enforced using the cost functional. We rigorously derive the first-order necessary and sufficient conditions using adjoint equations and further study their well-posedness. For spatially discrete (time-continuous) problems, we show the convergence of our numerical scheme. Three-dimensional numerical experiments are provided showing convergence properties of a fully discrete method and the practical applicability of our approach.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 23, 2019
Source ID
10.1093/imanum/drz047

Entities

People

  • Francisco-javier Sayas
  • Harbir Antil
  • Thomas S Brown

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • George Mason University
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Delaware

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Systems Analysis and Design