Singular extremals of optimal control problems with $L^1$ cost

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Main Authors: Agrachev, Andrei, Beschastnyi, Ivan, Motta, Michele
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Published: 2025
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author Agrachev, Andrei
Beschastnyi, Ivan
Motta, Michele
author_facet Agrachev, Andrei
Beschastnyi, Ivan
Motta, Michele
contents We study the optimal control problem for a control-affine system, where we want to minimize the $L^1$ norm of the control. First, we show how Pontryagin Maximum Principle (PMP) applies to this problem and we divide the extremal trajectories into two categories: regular and singular extremals. Then, we obtain a strong generalized Legendre-Clebsch condition for singular extremals and we show that this condition together with the absence of conjugate points is sufficient to ensure local strong optimality. We provide also some geometric examples where we apply our results. Finally, we prove that generalized Legendre-Clebsch condition is necessary for optimality.
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spellingShingle Singular extremals of optimal control problems with $L^1$ cost
Agrachev, Andrei
Beschastnyi, Ivan
Motta, Michele
Optimization and Control
Dynamical Systems
49K15 (Primary), 93C10 (Secondary)
We study the optimal control problem for a control-affine system, where we want to minimize the $L^1$ norm of the control. First, we show how Pontryagin Maximum Principle (PMP) applies to this problem and we divide the extremal trajectories into two categories: regular and singular extremals. Then, we obtain a strong generalized Legendre-Clebsch condition for singular extremals and we show that this condition together with the absence of conjugate points is sufficient to ensure local strong optimality. We provide also some geometric examples where we apply our results. Finally, we prove that generalized Legendre-Clebsch condition is necessary for optimality.
title Singular extremals of optimal control problems with $L^1$ cost
topic Optimization and Control
Dynamical Systems
49K15 (Primary), 93C10 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.21527