A numerical scheme for a class of sweeping processes (Q543345)

The paper deals with a special class of differential inclusions related to perturbed sweeping processes by uniformly prox-regular sets. In the first main part of the paper, the author provides sufficient conditions for the corresponding initial value problems to be well posed in the usual analytical sense. The second part is then devoted to the development of a numerical method for the solution of these problems. The algorithm essentially follows a two-stage concept: First, a simple but rough forward Euler type approximation is computed. This value is then corrected by means of a suitable projection in order to take into account the possible non-feasibility of the first approximation, thus producing the final result. This part of the text concludes with a proof of the convergence of the method. Finally, the paper ends with the detailed discussion of some example applications, including a model for the motion of crowds.