Wednesday Morning, October 25
MS28
Control of Linear and Nonlinear Systems
This minisymposium addresses topics in control of large systems, with emphasis
on models described by linear and non-linear partial differential equations. The
speakers will discuss exact controllability questions for linear P.D.E.s by
boundary controls and connections with scattering theory to min-max and max
optimization for linear systems design, stability questions, or lack thereof, of
non-linear P.D.E.s such as the KdV equation and wave-Petrowski systems with
dissipation. The presentations provide and blend applied mathematics and
theoretical engineering perspectives which are brought to bear in the solution
of physically significant problems.
Organizer: Roberto Triggiani
University of Virginia
- 8:00 Classical Scattering Theory, Local Smoothing of Evolutions Equations, and Boundary Control Theory
- Walter Littman, University of Minnesota
- 8:30 On Exact Formability of Elastic Materials
- David Russell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- 9:00 Worst Case Disturbances
for Linear Systems
- E.B. Lee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 9:30 Global Dynamics of Weakly Dissipative Systems
- Yuncheng You, University of South Florida
7/27/95