Controllability of Sobolev-type semilinear integrodifferential systems in Banach spaces (Q1961726)

Semilinear, continuous-time, Sobolev-type, integro-differential control systems defined in Banach spaces are considered. Using the Schaefer fixed-point theorem, a sufficient condition for exact controllability in a given finite-time interval is formulated and proved. As an illustrative example, controllability of a control system described by a partial integrodifferential semilinear equation is discussed. Moreover, several remarks and comments on the controllability problems for infinite-dimensional nonlinear control systems are presented. It should be mentioned that similar controllability problems have been recently considered in the paper [\textit{K. Balachandran} and \textit{J. P. Dauer}, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 217, 335-348 (1998; Zbl 0927.93015)], by using the Schauder fixed-point theorem.