Solvability of an Optimization Problem for the Unsteady Plane Flow of a Non-Newtonian Fluid with Memory

Abstract

This paper deals with an optimization problem for a nonlinear integro-differential system that describes the unsteady plane motion of an incompressible viscoelastic fluid of Jeffreys–Oldroyd type within a fixed bounded region subject to the no-slip boundary condition. Control parameters are included in the initial condition. The objective of control is to match the velocity field at the final time with a prescribed target field. The control model under consideration is interpreted as a continuous evolution system in an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. The existence of at least one optimal control is proved under inclusion-type constraints for admissible controls.