Optimization of the boundary displacement control of vibrations of a rod consisting of two dissimilar parts

74K10: Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.)

93C20: Control/observation systems governed by partial differential equations

35L20: Initial-boundary value problems for second-order hyperbolic equations

70Q05: Control of mechanical systems

49J20: Existence theories for optimal control problems involving partial differential equations