@Article{IJNAM-9-4, author = {}, title = {Finite Element Approximation of Optimal Control for the Heat Equation with End-Point State Constraints}, journal = {International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling}, year = {2012}, volume = {9}, number = {4}, pages = {844--875}, abstract = {

This study presents a new finite element approximation for an optimal control problem ($P$) governed by the heat equation and with end-point state constraints. The state constraint set $S$ is assumed to have an empty interior in the state space. We begin with building a new penalty functional where the penalty parameter is an algebraic combination of the mesh size and the time step. Based on it, we establish a discrete optimal control problem ($P_{h\tau}$) without state constraints. With the help of Pontryagin’s maximum principle and by suitably choosing the above-mentioned combination, we successfully derive error estimate between optimal controls of problems ($P$) and ($P_{h\tau}$), in terms of the mesh size and time step.

}, issn = {2617-8710}, doi = {https://doi.org/2012-IJNAM-662}, url = {https://global-sci.com/article/83519/finite-element-approximation-of-optimal-control-for-the-heat-equation-with-end-point-state-constraints} }