A Novel Numerical Approach for 3D Fractional Optimal Control Problems Using Legendre Polynomials
摘要
This paper presents a reliable numerical approach based on Legendre polynomials for solving a class of three-dimensional fractional optimal control problems (3D-FOCPs). The fractional derivative is expressed in the Caputo sense. The proposed method employs the Ritz technique to approximate the state and control functions, offering significant flexibility in handling both the initial and boundary conditions associated with 3D-FOCPs. The original problem is converted into a system of algebraic equations by utilizing Legendre polynomials in the Ritz framework. The convergence properties of the proposed method are thoroughly analyzed. To validate the effectiveness and applicability of the method, two non-trivial examples are presented with varying values of the fractional-order parameter,