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Approximated analytical solution to an Ebola optimal control problem

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: An analytical expression for the optimal control of an Ebola problem is obtained. The analytical solution is found as a first-order approximation to the Pontryagin Maximum Principle via the Euler–Lagrange equation. An implementation of the method is given using the computer algebra system Maple. Our analytical solutions confirm the results recently reported in the literature using numerical methods.

Source: International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics

DOI: 10.1080/15502287.2016.1231236

Authors: Doracelly Hincapié-Palacio, Juan Ospina, Delfim F. M. Torres

Institutions: Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad EAFIT, University of Aveiro

Language: English

Topic: Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Awards: Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Matemática e Aplicações, G3069120617, G4386758003, G6751613957, Teoria, Aplicações e Computação Numerica de Controlo Ótimo