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Fabio Ancona

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arXiv2020

On the global controllability of scalar conservation laws with boundary and source controls

We provide global and semi-global controllability results for hyperbolic conservation laws on a bounded domain, with a general (not necessarily convex)flux and a time-dependent source term acting as a control. The results are achieved for, possibly critical, both continuously differentiable states and BV states. The proofs are based on a combination of the return method and on the analysis of the Riccati equaiton for the space derivative of the solution.

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arXiv2020

Attainable profiles for conservation laws with flux function spatially discontinuous at a single point

Consider a scalar conservation law with discontinuous flux \begin{equation*}\tag{1} \quad u_{t}+f(x,u)_{x}=0, \qquad f(x,u)= \begin{cases} f_l(u)\ &\text{if}\ x<0,\\ f_r(u)\ & \text{if} \ x>0, \end{cases} \end{equation*} where $u=u(x,t)$ is the state variable and $f_{l}$, $f_{r}$ are strictly convex maps. We study the Cauchy problem for (1) from the point of view of control theory regarding the initial datum as a control. Letting $u(x,t)\doteq \mathcal{S}_t^{AB} \overline u(x)$ denote the solution of the Cauchy problem for (1), with initial datum $u(\cdot,0)=\overline u$, that satisfy at $x=0$ the interface entropy condition associated to a connection $(A,B)$ (see~\cite{MR2195983}), we analyze the family of profiles that can be attained by (1) at a given time $T>0$: \begin{equation*} \mathcal{A}^{AB}(T)=\left\{\mathcal{S}_T^{AB} \,\overline u : \ \overline u\in{\bf L}^\infty(\mathbb{R})\right\}. \end{equation*} We provide a full characterization of $\mathcal{A}^{AB}(T)$ as a class of functions in $BV_{loc}(\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\})$ that satisfy suitable Ole\vınik-type inequalities, and that admit one-sided limits at $x=0$ which satisfy specific conditions related to the interface entropy criterium. Relying on this characterisation, we establish the ${\bf L^1}_{loc}$-compactness of the set of attainable profiles when the initial data $\overline u$ vary in a given class of uniformly bounded functions, taking values in closed convex sets. We also discuss some applications of these results to optimization problems arising in porous media flow models for oil recovery and in traffic flow.

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arXiv2020

Soil searching by an artificial root

We model an artificial root which grows in the soil for underground prospecting. Its evolution is described by a controlled system of two integro-partial differential equations: one for the growth of the body and the other for the elongation of the tip. At any given time, the angular velocity of the root is obtained by solving a minimization problem with state constraints. We prove the existence of solutions to the evolution problem, up to the first time where a "breakdown configuration" is reached. Some numerical simulations are performed, to test the effectiveness of our feedback control algorithm.

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arXiv2018

On the optimization of conservation law models at a junction with inflow and flow distribution controls

The paper proposes a general framework to analyze control problems for conservation law models on a network. Namely we consider a general class of junction distribution controls and inflow controls and we establish the compactness in $L^1$ of a class of flux-traces of solutions. We then derive the existence of solutions for two optimization problems: (I) the maximization of an integral functional depending on the flux-traces of solutions evaluated at points of the incoming and outgoing edges; (II) the minimization of the total variation of the optimal solutions of problem (I). Finally we provide an equivalent variational formulation of the min-max problem (II) and we discuss some numerical simulations for a junction with two incoming and two outgoing edges.

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arXiv2018

On Kolmogorov entropy compactness estimates for scalar conservation laws without uniform convexity

In the case of scalar conservation laws $$ u_{t} + f(u)_{x}~=~0,\qquad t\geq 0, x\in\mathbb{R}, $$ with uniformly strictly convex flux $f$, quantitative compactness estimates - in terms of Kolmogorov entropy in ${\bf L}^{1}_{loc}$ - were established in~\cite{DLG,AON1} for sets of entropy weak solutions evaluated at a fixed time $t>0$, whose initial data have a uniformly bounded support and vary in a bounded subset of ${\bf L}^\infty$. These estimates reflect the irreversibility features of entropy weak discontinuous solutions of these nonlinear equations. We provide here an extension of such estimates to the case of scalar conservation laws with a smooth flux function $f$ that either is strictly (but not necessarily uniformly) convex or has a single inflection point with a polynomial degeneracy.

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arXiv2018

On the structure of solutions for general hyperbolic systems of balance laws

The paper describes the qualitative structure of BV entropy solutions of a strictly hyperbolic system of balance laws with characteristic fields either piecewise genuinely nonlinear or linearly degenerate. In particular, we provide an accurate description of the local and global wave-front structure of a BV solution generated by a fractional step scheme combined with a wave-front tracking algorithm. This extends the corresponding results by Binahcini and Yu for strictly hyperbolic systems of conservation laws.

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arXiv2015

Compactness estimates for Hamilton-Jacobi equations depending on space

We study quantitative estimates of compactness in $\mathbf{W}^{1,1}_{loc}$ for the map $S_t$, $t>0$ that associates to every given initial data $u_0\in \mathrm{Lip}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ the corresponding solution $S_t u_0$ of a Hamilton-Jacobi equation $$ u_t+H\big(x, \nabla_{\!x} u\big)=0\,, \qquad t\geq 0,\quad x\in \mathbb{R}^N, $$ with a convex and coercive Hamiltonian $H=H(x,p)$. We provide upper and lower bounds of order $1/\varepsilon^N$ on the the Kolmogorov $\varepsilon$-entropy in $\mathbf{W}^{1,1}$ of the image through the map $S_t$ of sets of bounded, compactly supported initial data. Quantitative estimates of compactness, as suggested by P.D. Lax, could provide a measure of the order of "resolution" and of "complexity" of a numerical method implemented for this equation. We establish these estimates deriving accurate a-priori bounds on the Lipschitz, semiconcavity and semiconvexity constant of a viscosity solution when the initial data is semiconvex. The derivation of a small time controllability result is also fundamental to establish the lower bounds on the $\varepsilon$-entropy.

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arXiv2014

On compactness estimates for hyperbolic systems of conservation laws

We study the compactness in $L^{1}_{loc}$ of the semigroup mapping $(S_t)_{t > 0}$ defining entropy weak solutions of general hyperbolic systems of conservation laws in one space dimension. We establish a lower estimate for the Kolmogorov $\varepsilon$-entropy of the image through the mapping $S_t$ of bounded sets in $L^{1}\cap L^\infty$, which is of the same order $1/\varepsilon$ as the ones established by the authors for scalar conservation laws. We also provide an upper estimate of order $1/\varepsilon$ for the Kolmogorov $\varepsilon$-entropy of such sets in the case of Temple systems with genuinely nonlinear characteristic families, that extends the same type of estimate derived by De Lellis and Golse for scalar conservation laws with convex flux. As suggested by Lax, these quantitative compactness estimates could provide a measure of the order of "resolution" of the numerical methods implemented for these equations.

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arXiv2014

Quantitative compactness estimates for Hamilton-Jacobi equations

We study quantitative compactness estimates in $\mathbf{W}^{1,1}_{loc}$ for the map $S_t$, $t>0$ that associates to every given initial data $u_0\in Lip(\mathbb{R}^N)$ the corresponding solution $S_t u_0$ of a Hamilton-Jacobi equation $$ u_t+H\big(\nabla_{/!x} u\big)=0\,, \qquad t\geq 0,\quad x\in \mathbb{R}^N, $$ with a uniformly convex Hamiltonian $H=H(p)$. We provide upper and lower estimates of order $1/\varepsilon^N$ on the the Kolmogorov $\varepsilon$-entropy in $\mathbf{W}^{1,1}$ of the image through the map $S_t$ of sets of bounded, compactly supported initial data. Estimates of this type are inspired by a question posed by P.D. Lax within the context of conservation laws, andcould provide a measure of the order of "resolution" of a numerical method implemented for this equation.

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arXiv2005

Nearly Time Optimal Stabilizing Patchy Feedbacks

We consider the time optimal stabilization problem for a nonlinear control system $\dot x=f(x,u)$. Let $τ(y)$ be the minimum time needed to steer the system from the state $y\in\R^n$ to the origin, and call $\A(T)$ the set of initial states that can be steered to the origin in time $τ(y)\leq T$. Given any $\ve>0$, in this paper we construct a patchy feedback $u=U(x)$ such that every solution of $\dot x=f(x, U(x))$, $x(0)=y\in \A(T)$ reaches an $\ve$-neighborhood of the origin within time $τ(y)+\ve$.

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arXiv2002

On the Attainable set for Temple Class Systems with Boundary Controls

Consider the initial-boundary value problem for a strictly hyperbolic, genuinely nonlinear, Temple class system of conservation laws % $$ u_t+f(u)_x=0, \qquad u(0,x)=\ov u(x), \qquad {{array}{ll} &u(t,a)=\widetilde u_a(t), \noalign{\smallskip} &u(t,b)=\widetilde u_b(t), {array}. \eqno(1) $$ on the domain $Ω=\{(t,x)\in\R^2 : t\geq 0, a \le x\leq b\}.$ We study the mixed problem (1) from the point of view of control theory, taking the initial data $\bar u$ fixed, and regarding the boundary data $\widetilde u_a, \widetilde u_b$ as control functions that vary in prescribed sets $\U_a, \U_b$, of $\li$ boundary controls. In particular, we consider the family of configurations $$ \A(T) \doteq \big\{u(T,\cdot); ~ u {\rm is a sol. to} (1), \quad \widetilde u_a\in \U_a, \widetilde u_b \in \U_b \big\} $$ that can be attained by the system at a given time $T>0$, and we give a description of the attainable set $\A(T)$ in terms of suitable Oleinik-type conditions. We also establish closure and compactness of the set $\A(T)$ in the $lu$ topology.

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arXiv2001

Flow Stability of Patchy Vector Fields and Robust Feedback Stabilization

The paper is concerned with patchy vector fields, a class of discontinuous, piecewise smooth vector fields that were introduced in AB to study feedback stabilization problems. We prove the stability of the corresponding solution set w.r.t. a wide class of impulsive perturbations. These results yield the robusteness of patchy feedback controls in the presence of measurement errors and external disturbances.

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arXiv2001

Stability Rates for Patchy Vector Fields

The paper is concerned with the stability of the set of trajectories of a vector field, in the presence of impulsive perturbations. Patchy vector fields are discontinuous, piecewise smooth vector fields that were introduced in AB to study feedback stabilization problems. For patchy vector fields in the plane, with polygonal patches in generic position, we show that the distance between a perturbed trajectory and an unperturbed one is of the same order of magnitude as the impulsive forcing term.

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