A class of delay evolution hemivariational inequalities and optimal feedback controls (Q1639914)

This paper investigates the optimal feedback controls for the following evolution control systems described by hemivariational inequalities with fixed delay, \((P)\), \[ \begin{cases} \langle-x'(t)+Ax(t)+g(t,x(t),x(t-r),u(t)),v\rangle_H +F^0(t,x(t);v)\geq 0 \text{ for }t\in [0,b],\text{ for all }v\in H, \\ u(t)\in U(t,x(t)), \\ x(t)=\varphi(t)\text{ for all }[-r,0], \end{cases}\tag{P} \] where: \(A:D(A)\subseteq H\to H\) is the infinitesimal generator of a \(C_0\)-semigroup \(\{T(t)\}_{t\geq 0}\) defined on a separable Hilbert space \((H,\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle)\); \(F^0(t,x(t);v)\) stands for the generalized directional derivative (in the sense of Clarke) of \(F(t,\cdot)\) at \(x(t)\) along the direction \(v\) (here, \(F(t,\cdot):H\to \mathbb{R}\) is a locally Lipschitz function); \(U:[0,b]\times H\to P(V)\) is a set-valued mapping named a feedback control function, with \(V\) being any separable reflexive Banach space; \(g:[0,b]\times H\times H\times H\times V\to H\) is any nonlinear function; and \(\varphi\) is any given function in \(C([-r,0],H)\). The cost functional over the family of admissible control pairs \((x,u)\) satisfying \((P)\) is given by \[ {\mathcal J}(x,u)\doteq \int_0^b {\mathcal L}(t,x(t),x(t-r),u(t))dt. \] To be more precise, the authors firstly obtains under suitable assumptions on the data, the existence of feasible pairs by applying the Cesari property, the Filippov theorem, the properties of Clarke subdifferential and a fixed-point theorem for set-valued mappings. Afterwards, the results of optimal feedback control pairs are established. Finally, an example is included to illustrate the main results.