A singular control approach to highly damped second-order abstract equations and applications (Q1363638)

Motivated by optimal control for internally damped, hyperbolic partial differential equations with boundary control, the authors consider the linear quadratic optimal control problem for abstract linear systems in which the input directly influences the state, i.e., \(z(t)= e^{At}x+ B_1u(t)+ (L_0u)(t)\), where \(x\) is the initial condition, \(u\) is the input, and \(L_0u\) represents the convolution of the input with a kernel. The semigroup \(e^{At}\) is assumed to be exponentially stable and analytic. This problem was also subject of the papers [\textit{I. Lasiecka}, \textit{D. Lukes} and \textit{L. Pandolfi}, J. Optimization Theory Appl. 84, No. 3, 549-574 (1995; Zbl 0823.93031)] and [\textit{R. Triggiani}, Lect. Notes Pure Appl. Math. 165, 215-270 (1994; Zbl 0833.49022)]. In the present paper, the approach is based on singular control theory. It is shown that the solution can be characterized by an algebraic Riccati equation. In fact, there are two different algebraic Riccati equations each characterizing the solution.