Special Session 67: Fractional Differential Equations: Theory, Methods and Applications

Optimality conditions for control problems involving generalized fractional derivatives

Natalia Martins
University of Aveiro
Portugal
Co-Author(s):    Fatima Cruz and Ricardo Almeida
Abstract:
In this talk, we extend fractional optimal control theory by proving a version of Pontryagin`s Maximum Principle and establishing a sufficient optimality condition for an optimal control problem. The dynamical system constraint in this problem is governed by a generalized form of a fractional derivative: the left-sided Caputo distributed-order fractional derivative with an arbitrary kernel. This approach provides a more versatile representation of dynamic processes, accommodating a broader range of memory effects and hereditary properties inherent in diverse physical, biological, and engineering systems.