Topological asymptotic analysis of an optimal control problem modeled by a coupled system

Abstract

In this paper, we deal with the topological asymptotic analysis of an optimal control problem modeled by a coupled system. The control is a geometrical object and the cost is given by the misfit between a target function and the state, solution of the Helmholtz-Laplace coupled system. Higher-order topological derivatives are used to devise a non-iterative algorithm to compute the optimal control for the problem of interest. Numerical examples are presented in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.