Necessary first and second order optimality conditions for a fractional order differential equation with state delay

Abstract

In this research paper, we examine an optimal control problem involving a dynamical system governed by a nonlinear Caputo fractional time-delay state equation. The primary objective of this study is to obtain the necessary conditions for optimality, both the first and second order, for the Caputo fractional time-delay optimal control problem. We derive the first-order necessary condition for optimality for the given fractional time-delay optimal control problem. Moreover, we focus on a case where the Pontryagin maximum principle degenerates, meaning that it is satisfied in a tivial manner. Consequently, we proceed to derive the second order optimality conditions specific to the problem under investigation. At the end illustrative examples are provided.