@misc{GeigerWachsmuthWachsmuth, author = {Geiger, Tobias and Wachsmuth, Daniel and Wachsmuth, Gerd}, title = {Optimal control of ODEs with state suprema}, series = {Mathematical Control and Related Fields}, volume = {11}, journal = {Mathematical Control and Related Fields}, number = {3}, issn = {2156-8472}, doi = {10.3934/mcrf.2021012}, pages = {555 -- 578}, abstract = {We consider the optimal control of a differential equation that involves the suprema of the state over some part of the history. In many applications, this non-smooth functional dependence is crucial for the successful modeling of real-world phenomena. We prove the existence of solutions and show that related problems may not possess optimal controls. Due to the non-smoothness in the state equation, we cannot obtain optimality conditions via standard theory. Therefore, we regularize the problem via a LogIntExp functional which generalizes the well-known LogSumExp. By passing to the limit with the regularization, we obtain an optimality system for the original problem. The theory is illustrated by some numerical experiments.}, language = {en} }