Optimal control problem of an SIR reaction–diffusion model with inequality constraints

Junyoung Jang, Hee-Dae Kwon and Jeehyun Lee

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2020, vol. 171, issue C, 136-151

Abstract: This paper studies an optimal control problem of a susceptible–infected–recovered (SIR) reaction–diffusion model to derive an efficient vaccination strategy for influenza outbreaks. The control problem reflects realistic restrictions associated with limited total vaccination coverage and the maximum daily vaccine administration using state variable inequality constraints. We prove the existence of the optimal control solution and also investigate an optimality system by introducing a penalty function to deal with the constrained optimal control problem. A gradient-based algorithm is discussed to solve the optimality system. The spatial SIR model is solved by using the finite difference method (FDM) in time and the finite element method (FEM) in space. The results of numerical simulations show that the optimal vaccine strategy varies regionally according to the spreading rate of the disease.

Keywords: SIR reaction–diffusion model; Optimal control problem; State variable inequality constraints; Penalty method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2019.08.002

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