Exact boundary controllability on a tree-like network of nonlinear planar Timoshenko beams (Q2358550)

This paper concerns a system of equations describing the vibrations of a planar network of nonlinear Timoshenko beams. The authors derive the equations and appropriate nodal conditions, determine equilibrium solutions and, using the methods of quasilinear hyperbolic systems, prove that for tree-like networks the natural initial-boundary value problem admits semi-global classical solutions in the sense of \textit{T. Li} [Controllability and observability for quasilinear hyberbolic systems. Springfield, MO: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS); Beijing; Higher Education Press (2010; Zbl 1198.93003)] existing in a neighborhood of the equilibrium solution. The authors then prove the local exact controllability of such networks near such equilibrium configurations in a certain specified time interval depending on the speed of propagation in the individual beams.