Boundary Control and Boundary Variation: Proceedings of IFIP WG 7.2 Conference Sophia Antipolis, France, October 15 – 17, 1990

This volume comprises selected papers presented at the IFIP WG 7.2 Working Conference on Boundary Control and Boundary Variation held in Sophia-Antipolis, France in October 1990. From the contents: A. Bensoussan: Exact Controllability for Linear Dynamic Systems with Skew Symmetric Operators; P. Cannarsa and F. Gozzi: On the Smoothness of the Value Function Along Optimal Trajectories; D. Cioranescu and J. Saint Jean-Paulin: Truss Structures: Fourier Conditions and Eigenvalue Problem; G.da Prao and J.P. Zol sio: Boundary Control for Inverse Free Boundary Problems; R. Glowinski: Boundary Controllability Problems for the Wave and Heat Equations; R. Triggiani: Regularity with Interior Point Control. Control of an overhead crane: Stabilization of flexibilities....Pages 1-26 Exact controllability for linear dynamic systems with skew symmetric operators....Pages 27-36 Boundary homogenization and boundary shape optimization for a cylinder....Pages 37-49 Relaxed formulation for a class of shape optimization problems....Pages 50-59 On the smoothness of the value function along optimal trajectories....Pages 60-81 Some boundary control problems and computation for the linear elastostatic kirchhoff plate on an exterior domain....Pages 82-117 Approximate controllability for the wave equation....Pages 118-124 Truss structures: Fourier conditions and eigenvalue problem....Pages 125-141 Boundary control and stabilization of the one-dimensional wave equation....Pages 142-162 Boundary control for inverse free boundary problems....Pages 163-173 Differentiability of Min Max and saddle points under relaxed assumptions....Pages 174-185 New noniterative approximations to the old riccati differential equation....Pages 186-201 Numerical approach to the exact controllability of hyperbolic systems....Pages 202-214 Shape sensitivity analysis for stochastic evolution equations....Pages 215-220 Boundary controllability problems for the wave and heat equations....Pages 221-237 About critical points of the energy in an electromagnetic shaping problem....Pages 238-252 Finite dimesional compensator for flexible structures....Pages 253-271 Remarks on boundary control for polyhedral domains and related results....Pages 272-284 Stability of the travelling waves in a class of free boundary problems arising in combustion theory....Pages 285-296 A convergent finite element scheme for a wave equation with a moving boundary....Pages 297-308 A boundary controllability approach in optimal shape design problems....Pages 309-320 Regularity with interior point control. Part I: Wave and Euler-Bernoulli equations....Pages 321-355 New results in shape optimization....Pages 356-361 Shape formulation of free boundary problems with non linearized Bernoulli condition....Pages 362-392 Control Of An Overhead Crane: Stabilization Of Flexibilities / Andrea-novel, F. Boustany And F. Conrad -- Exact Controllability For Linear Dynamic Systems With Skew Symmetric Operators / A. Bensoussan -- Boundary Homogeneization And Boundary Shape Optimization For A Cylinder / A. Brillard -- Relaxed Formulation For A Class Of Shape Optimization Problems / G. Buttazzo -- On The Smoothness Of The Value Function Along Optimal Trajectories / P. Cannarsa And F. Gozzi -- Some Boundary Control Problems And Computation For The Linear Elastotatic Kirchoff Plate On An Exterior Domain / G. Chen And J. Zhou -- Approximate Controllability For Wave Equation With Oscillating Coefficients / D. Cioranescu, P. Donato And E. Zuazua -- Truss Structures: Fourier Conditions And Eigenvalue Problem / D. Cioranescu And J. Saint Jean-paulin -- Boundary Control And Stabilization Of The One-dimensional Wave Equation / F. Conrad, J. Leblond And J.p. Marmorat -- Boundary Control For Inverse Free Boundary Problems / G. Da Prato And J.p. Zolesio -- Differentiability Of Min Max And Saddle Points Under Relaxed Assumptions / M. Delfour And J. Morgan -- New Noniterative Approximations Of The Old Riccati Differntial[sic] Equation / M. Delfour And A. Ouansafi -- Numerical Approach To The Exact Controllability Of Hyperbolic Systems / A. Eljendy -- Shape Sensitivity Analysis For Stochastic Evolution Equations. J.p. Zolésio (ed.). Includes Bibliographical References.