Numerical Method for Damping String Vibrations with Unknown Initial State in the Class of Weak Generalized Solutions

Abstract

The problem of positional boundary control is considered for the spatially one-dimensional wave equation. The objective of control is to transfer the system from an unknown initial state into the state of rest in finite time. A specific feature of the statement of the problem is the weakening of the requirements on the regularity of generalized solutions, observations, and control. The smoothing procedure is used to transfer the problem into the class of strong generalized solutions, where the method previously developed by the authors can be used. The procedure is mathematically justified, and the corresponding results of numerical experiments are given.