In this dissertation, the stabilization problem and observer-based control of neutral systems are investigated. Firstly, the Lyapunov functional theory is used to guarantee the stability of the system under consideration. The delay-dependent and the delay-independent stabilization criteria are proposed to guarantee asymptotic stability for the neutral systems via linear control. Linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach is used to design the observer and the controller. Secondly, by using the same techniques, we will provide an observer-based controller design method. The delay-dependent and the delay-independent stabilization criteria are proposed to guarantee asymptotic stability for the neutral systems with multiple time delays. Finally, a guaranteed-cost observer-based control for the neutral systems is considered. The analysis is also based on Lyapunov functional so as to establish an upper bound on the closed-loop value of a quadratic cost function. Delay-independent stabilization criterion is proposed to guarantee asymptotic stability for the neutral systems via linear control. By using the LMI approach, we will provide a criterion to design the observer gain and the controller gain simultaneously. Some examples and computer simulation results will also be provided to illustrate our main results.

Neste trabalho, nós investigamos a estabilidade da solução trivial da seguinte Equação Diferencial em Medida (EDM) Dx = f(x, t) + g(x, t)Du, (1) onde \'B BARRA IND. c\' = {\'x PERTENCE A\' \'R POT. n\'; //x// \' < OU=\' c}, f : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT.n\' e g : \'B BARRA IND. c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \' R POT n\', u : [a, b] \' ETA\' ! R é uma função de variação limitada em [a, b] e contínua à esquerda em (a, b], f(x, ·) é Lebesgue integrável em [a, b], g(x, ·) é du-integrável em [a, b], f(0, t) = 0 = g(0, t) para todo t e Dx e Du denotam as derivadas distribucionais de x e u no sentido de L. Schwartz. Nós consideramos as funções f e g num contexto bem geral. Assim, para obtermos nossos resultados, nós provamos a correspondência biunívoca entre as soluções da classe de EDMs (1) em tal contexto e as soluções de certa classe de equação diferencial ordinária generalizada (EDOG). Desta forma, foi possível aplicarmos as técnicas e resultados da teoria das equações diferenciais ordinárias generalizadas, como teoremas do tipo Lyapunov e do tipo Lyapunov inverso, para obtermos os resultados correspondentes para a EDM (1). Os resultados apresentados neste trabalho sobre estabilidade da solução trivial da EDM (1) são inéditos. Parte deles foram apresentados no 660 Seminário Brasileiro de Análise. Veja [7] / In this work, we investigate the stability of the trivial solution of the following Measure Differential Equation (MDE) Dx = f(x, t) + g(x, t)Du, (2) where \'B BARRA IND.c\' = {x \'PERTENCE A\' \'R POT.n\'; //x// \' < OU=\' c}, f : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT.n\' and g : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT. n\' , u is function of bounded variation in [a, b] which is also left continuous on (a, b], f(x, ·) is Lebesgue integrable in [a, b] and g(x, ·) is du-integrable in [a, b], f(0, t) = 0 = g(0, t) for all t and Dx, Du denote the derivatives of x and u in the sense of distributions of L. Schwartz. We consider the functions f and g in a general setting. Thus, in order to obtain our results, we prove there is a one-to-one correspondence between the solutions of the MDE 2) in this setting and the solutions of a certain class of generalized ordinary differential equation (GODE). In this manner, it was possible to apply the techniques and results from the teory of GODE\'s, such as Lyapunov-type and converse Lyapunov-type theorems, to obtain the corresponding results for our MDE (2). The results presented in this work concerning the stability of the trivial solution of the MDE (2) are new. Some of them were presented at the 66th Seminário Brasileiro de Análise. See [7]

We try to explain the mathematical theory of thin liquid film evolution. We start with introducing physical processes in which thin film evolution plays an important role. Derivation of the classical thin film equation and existing mathematical theory in the literature are also introduced. To explain the thin film evolution we derive a new family of degenerate parabolic equations. We prove results on existence, uniqueness, long time behavior, regularity and support properties of solutions for this equation. At the end of the thesis we consider the classical thin film Cauchy problem on the whole real line for which we use asymptotic equipartition to show H^1(R) convergence of solutions to the unique self-similar solution.

Neste trabalho, nós investigamos a estabilidade da solução trivial da seguinte Equação Diferencial em Medida (EDM) Dx = f(x, t) + g(x, t)Du, (1) onde \'B BARRA IND. c\' = {\'x PERTENCE A\' \'R POT. n\'; //x// \' < OU=\' c}, f : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT.n\' e g : \'B BARRA IND. c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \' R POT n\', u : [a, b] \' ETA\' ! R é uma função de variação limitada em [a, b] e contínua à esquerda em (a, b], f(x, ·) é Lebesgue integrável em [a, b], g(x, ·) é du-integrável em [a, b], f(0, t) = 0 = g(0, t) para todo t e Dx e Du denotam as derivadas distribucionais de x e u no sentido de L. Schwartz. Nós consideramos as funções f e g num contexto bem geral. Assim, para obtermos nossos resultados, nós provamos a correspondência biunívoca entre as soluções da classe de EDMs (1) em tal contexto e as soluções de certa classe de equação diferencial ordinária generalizada (EDOG). Desta forma, foi possível aplicarmos as técnicas e resultados da teoria das equações diferenciais ordinárias generalizadas, como teoremas do tipo Lyapunov e do tipo Lyapunov inverso, para obtermos os resultados correspondentes para a EDM (1). Os resultados apresentados neste trabalho sobre estabilidade da solução trivial da EDM (1) são inéditos. Parte deles foram apresentados no 660 Seminário Brasileiro de Análise. Veja [7] / In this work, we investigate the stability of the trivial solution of the following Measure Differential Equation (MDE) Dx = f(x, t) + g(x, t)Du, (2) where \'B BARRA IND.c\' = {x \'PERTENCE A\' \'R POT.n\'; //x// \' < OU=\' c}, f : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT.n\' and g : \'B BARRA IND.c\' × [a, b] \'SETA\' \'R POT. n\' , u is function of bounded variation in [a, b] which is also left continuous on (a, b], f(x, ·) is Lebesgue integrable in [a, b] and g(x, ·) is du-integrable in [a, b], f(0, t) = 0 = g(0, t) for all t and Dx, Du denote the derivatives of x and u in the sense of distributions of L. Schwartz. We consider the functions f and g in a general setting. Thus, in order to obtain our results, we prove there is a one-to-one correspondence between the solutions of the MDE 2) in this setting and the solutions of a certain class of generalized ordinary differential equation (GODE). In this manner, it was possible to apply the techniques and results from the teory of GODE\'s, such as Lyapunov-type and converse Lyapunov-type theorems, to obtain the corresponding results for our MDE (2). The results presented in this work concerning the stability of the trivial solution of the MDE (2) are new. Some of them were presented at the 66th Seminário Brasileiro de Análise. See [7]

We study nonlinear stability of steady state solutions of partial differential equations governing the thermomechanical evolution of viscoelastic fluids; materials that exhibit both viscous as well as elastic response when undergoing deformation. It is well-known that thermodynamical concepts can be gainfully exploited in the construction of Lya- punov functionals for nonlinear stability analysis of spatially homogeneous equilibrium rest states in thermodynamically closed systems. We show that the thermodynamically oriented approach can be utilized in the nonlinear stability analysis of spatially inhomo- geneous non-equilibrium steady states in thermodynamically open systems as well. The thesis consists of two parts. In the first part, we revisit the classical construction of Lyapunov functionals in thermodynamically closed systems and we apply the nonlinear stability theory to compressible heat-conducting viscoelastic fluids modeled by a multi- scale, as well as a purely macroscopic approach. In the second part, we focus on two special instances of thermodynamically open systems. First, we show that the spatially inhomogeneous non-equilibrium steady state of an incompressible heat-conducting vis- coelastic fluid, which occupies a mechanically isolated vessel with walls kept at spatially non-uniform...

Ce travail porte sur la régulation de la sortie des systèmes aux paramètres distribués. Pour ce faire, un simple contrôleur proportionnel intégral est utilisé, puis la stabilité du système en boucle fermée est démontrée à l'aide d'une fonction de Lyapunov. La principale contribution de ce travail est la construction d'un nouveau type de fonction de Lyapunov qui s'inspire d'une méthode bien connue dans le cadre des systèmes non-linéaires : le forwarding.Dans une première partie, le système est établi avec des opérateurs dont les propriétés sont données dans le cadre des semigroupes, puis la problématique de la régulation par contrôleur P-I est posé. Grâce à cette construction de Lyapunov, on peut répondre à cette problématique sous certaines hypothèses. Le lien est alors fait avec les résultats existants dans ce contexte. Dans la seconde partie, la problématique de la régulation est posée pour un système composé de n × n équations hyperboliques linéaires où l'entrée et la sortie se situent sur les conditions aux frontières des EDPs. Sous certaines hypothèses, le résultat permet de réguler n'importe quel vecteur de sortie composé linéairement des conditions aux frontières du système. Cela généralise de nombreux travaux portant sur les systèmes composés d'équations hyperboliques et l'utilisation de contrôleur P-I. Enfin dans le dernier chapitre, les vibrations mécaniques dans les tiges de forage sont étudiées comme cas d'application. Dans un premier temps, le comportement de solutions issues de différents modèles utilisés pour l'étude de ces déformations est détaillé. Dans un second temps, il est montré que la nouvelle fonctionnelle de Lyapunov permet de prendre en compte des modèles plus complexes et d'obtenir la régulation de la vitesse de la tige au fond du forage en ne mesurant que la vitesse en haut du puits. A la fin du chapitre, de nombreuses simulations numériques viennent illustrer nos résultats théoriques / This monograph is devoted to the output regulation of some distributed parameters systems. To reach this objective, a simply proportional integral controller is implemented. Then the stability of the closed loop is proved using a Lyapunov functional that can be built given a Lyapunov functional for the open-loop system. The main contribution of this work is the method to build the Lyapunov functional, it is inspired by a well-known method in non-linear system theory : the forwarding. In a first part, the system studied is an abstract Cauchy problem and the problematic is stated using semigroup theory. Thanks to the Lyapunov employed, the regulation can be guaranteed providing some assumption on the systems operators. The second part detailed how the output regulation can be obtain for all linear outputs when the system is a n × n systems of linear balance laws in one space dimension. The result is given in the case where inputs and outputs act on the PDE’s boundary conditions and for open-loop stabilizable system. It generalize many contribution in the topic of output regulation for systems of linear balance laws. Last but not least, a part is devoted to the study of mechanicals vibrations in a drill pipe. In a first time, the behavior of the solutions for different kind of models use to model the drill pipe is detailed. Then, it is shown that the new Lyapunov functional allow to take into account complex, infinite dimensional model and to regulate the drill pipe velocity at the bottom of the wellbore by only measuring the surface velocity and with a P-I controller. At the end, some simulations are given that illustrate the result

Dans cette étude on s'intéresse à la dynamique d'une classe de systèmes non-linéaires décrits par des équations aux dérivées partielles (EDP) du type hyperbolique. L'objectif de l'étude est de construire des lois de contrôle par feedback dynamique de la sortie afin de stabiliser le système autour d'un point d'équilibre d'une part, et, d'autre part, de réguler la sortie vers le point de consigne. Nous considérons la classe des systèmes gouvernés par des EDP quasi-linéaires du type hyperbolique à deux variables indépendantes (une variable temporelle et une variable spatiale). Pour le bien-posé du système dynamique non seulement l'état initial mais aussi certaines conditions frontières doivent être prescrites en cohérence avec les EDP. Nous supposons que l'observation et le contrôle sont ponctuels. Autrement dit l'action du contrôle intervient dans le système via les conditions frontières et l'observation est effectuée aux points de la frontière. Notre étude est motivée par l'observation que de nombreux processus physiques sont modélisés par ce type d'équations EDP. Nous citons, par exemple, des processus tels que flux trafique en transport, flux de gaz dans un réseau de pipeline, échangeurs thermiques en génie des procédés, équations de télégraphe dans des lignes de transmission, canaux d'irrigation en génie civil etc. Nous commençons l'étude par une EDP non-linéaire scalaire. Dans ce cas-là nous proposons un correcteur intégral stabilisant qui assure la régulation de la sortie avec l'erreur statique nulle. Nous prouvons la stabilisation locale du système non-linéaire par le correcteur intégral en construisant une fonctionnelle de Lyapunov appropriée. La conception des correcteurs proportionnels et intégraux (PI) que nous proposons est étendue dans un cadre de systèmes de deux EDP. Nous prouvons la stabilisation du système en boucle fermée à l'aide d'une nouvelle fonctionnelle de Lyapunov. La synthèse des correcteurs PI stabilisants se poursuit dans un cadre de réseaux formés d'un nombre fini de systèmes à deux EDP : réseau étoilé et réseau série en cascade. Les contrôles et les observations se trouvent localisés aux différents nœuds de connexion. Pour ces configurations nous présentons un ensemble de correcteurs PI stabilisants qui assurent la régulation vers le point de consigne. Les correcteurs PI que nous concevons sont validés par des simulations numériques à partir des modèles non-linéaires EDP. La contribution de la thèse, par rapport à la littérature existante, consiste en l'élaboration de nouvelles fonctionnelles de Lyapunov pour une classe de systèmes stabilisés par correcteur PI. En effet une grande quantité de résultats ont été obtenus sur la stabilisation des systèmes hyperboliques par feedback statique de la sortie. Toutefois il existe encore peu de résultats sur la stabilisation de ces systèmes par feedback dynamique de la sortie. L'étude de la thèse est consacrée sur l'élaboration des fonctionnelles de Lyapunov permettant d'obtenir des correcteurs PI stabilisants. L'approche de Lyapunov direct que nous avons proposée a pour l'avantage de permettre d'étudier la robustesse des lois de feedback de la sortie PI vis-à-vis de la non-linéarité. Une autre contribution de la thèse consiste en la construction des programmes de Malab permettant d'effectuer des simulations numériques pour la validation des correcteurs conçus. Pour la résolution numérique des EDP hyperboliques nous avons discrétisé nos systèmes par le schéma numérique de Preissmann. Nous avons chaque fois un système d'équations algébriques non-linéaires à résoudre de façon récurrente. L'apport des simulations numériques nous permet de mieux comprendre la méthodologie applicative de la théorie du contrôle en dimension infinie / In this study we are interested in the dynamics of a class of nonlinear systems described by partial differential equations (PDE) of the hyperbolic type. The aim of the study is to construct control laws by dynamic feedback of the output in order to stabilize the system around an equilibrium point on the one hand and to regulate the output to the set-point. We consider the class of systems governed by hyperbolic PDEs with two independent variables (one time variable and one spatial variable). For the well-posed dynamic system not only the initial state but also certain boundary conditions must be prescribed in coherence with the PDEs. We assume that observation and control are punctual. In other words, the action of the control intervenes in the system via the boundary conditions and the observation is carried out at the points of the border. Our study is motivated by the observation that many physical processes are modeled by this type of PDE equations. Examples include processes such as traffic flow in transportation, gas flows in a pipeline network, heat exchangers in process engineering, telegraph equations in transmission lines, civil engineering irrigation channels, to cite but a few.We begin the study with a scalar nonlinear PDE. In this case we propose a stabilizing integral controller which ensures the regulation of the output with zero static error. We prove the local stabilization of the nonlinear system by the integral controller by constructing an appropriate Lyapunov functional. The design of the proportional and integral (PI) controllers that we propose is extended in a framework of two PDE systems. We prove the stabilization of the closed-loop system with a new Lyapunov functional. The synthesis of stabilizing PI controllers is carried out in a framework of networks formed by a finite number of two PDE systems: star network and serial network in cascade. Controls and observations are located at the different connection nodes. For these configurations we present a set of stabilizing PI controllers that regulate the output to the set-point. The PI controllers that we design are validated by numerical simulations from the nonlinear PDE models. The contribution of the thesis compared to the existing literature consists in the development of new Lyapunov functionals for the class of systems looped by a PI controller. Indeed, a large number of results have been obtained from the stabilization of hyperbolic systems by static feedback of the output. However, there are still few results with the stabilization of these systems by the output dynamic feedback. The study of the thesis is devoted to the development of the Lyapunov functional to obtain stabilizing PI controllers. The direct Lyapunov approach that we have proposed has the advantage of allowing to study the robustness of the output dynamic feedback laws in the form of PI controllers with respect to the nonlinearity. Another contribution of the thesis consists of the Malab program construction allowing to carry out numerical simulations for the validation of the conceived controllers. For the numerical resolution of hyperbolic PDEs, we have discretized our systems using the Preissmann numerical scheme. Each time moment we have a system of non-linear algebraic equations to be solved in a recurring way. The contribution of numerical simulations allows us to better understand the application methodology of the infinite dimension control theory

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Dans cette thèse, nous étudions l'ensemble des solutions d'équations aux dérivées partielles résultant de modèles d'astrophysique et de biologie. Nous répondons aux questions de l'existence, mais aussi nous essayons de décrire le comportement de certaines familles de solutions lorsque les paramètres varient. Tout d'abord, nous étudions deux problèmes issus de l'astrophysique, pour lesquels nous montrons l'existence d'ensembles particuliers de solutions dépendant d'un paramètre à l'aide de la méthode de réduction de Lyapunov-Schmidt. Ensuite un argument de perturbation et le théorème du Point xe de Banach réduisent le problème original à un problème de dimension finie, et qui peut être résolu, habituellement, par des techniques variationnelles. Le reste de la thèse est consacré à l'étude du modèle Keller-Segel, qui décrit le mouvement d'amibes unicellulaires. Dans sa version plus simple, le modèle de Keller-Segel est un système parabolique-elliptique qui partage avec certains modèles gravitationnels la propriété que l'interaction est calculée au moyen d'une équation de Poisson / Newton attractive. Une différence majeure réside dans le fait que le modèle est défini dans un espace bidimensionnel, qui est expérimentalement consistant, tandis que les modèles de gravitationnels sont ordinairement posés en trois dimensions. Pour ce problème, les questions de l'existence sont bien connues, mais le comportement des solutions au cours de l'évolution dans le temps est encore un domaine actif de recherche. Ici nous étendre les propriétés déjà connues dans des régimes particuliers à un intervalle plus large du paramètre de masse, et nous donnons une estimation précise de la vitesse de convergence de la solution vers un profil donné quand le temps tend vers l'infini. Ce résultat est obtenu à l'aide de divers outils tels que des techniques de symétrisation et des inégalités fonctionnelles optimales. Les derniers chapitres traitent de résultats numériques et de calculs formels liés au modèle Keller-Segel / In this thesis we study the set of solutions of partial differential equations arising from models in astrophysics and biology. We answer the questions of existence but also we try to describe the behavior of some families of solutions when parameters vary. First we study two problems concerned with astrophysics, where we show the existence of particular sets of solutions depending on a parameter using the Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction method. Afterwards a perturbation argument and Banach's Fixed Point Theorem reduce the original problem to a finite-dimensional one, which can be solved, usually, by variational techniques. The rest of the thesis is de-voted to the study of the Keller-Segel model, which describes the motion of unicellular amoebae. In its simpler version, the Keller-Segel model is a parabolic-elliptic system which shares with some gravitational models the property that interaction is computed through an attractive Poisson / Newton equation. A major difference is the fact that it is set in a two-dimensional setting, which experimentally makes sense, while gravitational models are ordinarily three-dimensional. For this problem the existence issues are well known, but the behaviour of the solutions during the time evolution is still an active area of research. Here we extend properties already known in particular regimes to a broader range of the mass parameter, and we give a precise estimate of the convergence rate of the solution to a known profile as time goes to infinity. This result is achieved using various tools such as symmetrization techniques and optimal functional inequalities. The last chapters deal with numerical results and formal computations related to the Keller-Segel model