LV Competitive

LV Competitive
State dimension:	1
Differential states:	2
Discrete control functions:	1

This Competitive Lotka Volterra problem is a variant of the Lotka Volterra fishing problem. Its dynamics are given via a two-dimensional ODE model.

Mathematical formulation

The optimal control problem is given by

$\begin{array}{llcl}\underset{u}{\min }& \underset{0}{\overset{t_f}{\int }}& & (x_0(t)-1{)}^2+(x_1(t)-1{)}^{2}dt\\ \text{s.t.}& {\dot{x}}_0(t)& =& x_0(t)(1-\frac{x_0(t)+\alpha x_1(t)}{K})-c_1{x}_0(t)u(t),\\ & {\dot{x}}_1(t)& =& x_1(t)+(1-\frac{x_0(t)+x_1(t)}{K})-c_2{x}_1(t)u(t),\\ & x(0)& =& x_0,\\ & u(t)& \in & [0,1],\\ & \alpha & >& 1.\end{array}$

Parameters

These fixed values are used within the model.

$\begin{array}{rcl}[t_0,t_f]& =& [0,20],\\ (c_1,c_2)& =& (0.1,0.4),\\ x_0& =& (0.5,1.5)\text{ or }(1.5,0.5),\\ \alpha & =& 1.2\\ K& =& 1.8.\end{array}$

Reference Solutions

• Reference solution plots
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  Local optimum for a direct approach and start values $x_0=(0.5,1.5)$.
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  Local optimum for a direct approach and start values $x_0=(1.5,0.5)$.