Discretized Energy Minimization in a Wave Guide with Point Sources

Abstract

An anti-noise problem on a finite time interval is solved by minimization of a quadratic functional on the Hilbert space of square integrable controls. To this end, the one-dimensional wave equation with point sources and pointwise reflecting boundary conditions is decomposed into a system for the two propagating components of waves. Wellposedness of this system is proved for a class of data that includes piecewise linear initial conditions and piecewise constant forcing functions. It is shown that for such data the optimal piecewise constant control is the solution of a sparse linear system. Methods for its computational treatment are presented as well as examples of their applicability. The convergence of discrete approximations to the general optimization problem is demonstrated by finite element methods. Optimal control of sound, Point sources, Discretization of waves, Sparse matrices

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284370

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  • G. Propst

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Functional Analysis
  • Hilbert Space
  • Linear Systems
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Optimization
  • Sparse Matrix
  • Theorems
  • Wave Equations

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  • Mathematics

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Linear Algebra
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

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