Optimal transport and control of active drops

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 119; no. 35; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Shankar, Suraj, Raju, Vidya, Mahadevan, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 30.08.2022
• Subjects: Active control; Control theory; Dissipation; Forward problem; Hydrodynamics; Inverse problems; Optimal control; Oscillations; Physical Sciences; Surface tension; optimal control; optimal transport; active matter; droplet motion

Understanding the complex patterns in space–time exhibited by active systems has been the subject of much interest in recent times. Complementing this forward problem is the inverse problem of controlling active matter. Here, we use optimal control theory to pose the problem of transporting a slende...