Bang-Bang Optimal Control of Vaccination in Metapopulation Epidemics with Linear Cost Structures

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Main Authors: Moschen, Lucas Machado, Aronna, Maria Soledad
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author Moschen, Lucas Machado
Aronna, Maria Soledad
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Aronna, Maria Soledad
contents This paper investigates optimal vaccination strategies in a metapopulation epidemic model. We consider a linear cost to better capture operational considerations, such as the total number of vaccines or hospitalizations, in contrast to the standard quadratic cost assumption on the control. The model incorporates state and mixed control-state constraints, and we derive necessary optimality conditions based on Pontryagin's Maximum Principle. We use Pontryagin's result to rule out the possibility of the occurrence of singular arcs and to provide a full characterization of the optimal control.
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spellingShingle Bang-Bang Optimal Control of Vaccination in Metapopulation Epidemics with Linear Cost Structures
Moschen, Lucas Machado
Aronna, Maria Soledad
Optimization and Control
Populations and Evolution
49K30, 49J30 (Primary) 92D30 (Secondary)
I.2.8
This paper investigates optimal vaccination strategies in a metapopulation epidemic model. We consider a linear cost to better capture operational considerations, such as the total number of vaccines or hospitalizations, in contrast to the standard quadratic cost assumption on the control. The model incorporates state and mixed control-state constraints, and we derive necessary optimality conditions based on Pontryagin's Maximum Principle. We use Pontryagin's result to rule out the possibility of the occurrence of singular arcs and to provide a full characterization of the optimal control.
title Bang-Bang Optimal Control of Vaccination in Metapopulation Epidemics with Linear Cost Structures
topic Optimization and Control
Populations and Evolution
49K30, 49J30 (Primary) 92D30 (Secondary)
I.2.8
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15154