Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 August 2002
We consider a boundary optimal control problem for the Maxwell system with afinal value cost criterion. We introduce a time domain decomposition procedurefor the corresponding optimality system which leads to a sequence ofuncoupled optimality systems of local-in-time optimal control problems. Inthe limit full recovery of the coupling conditions is achieved, and, hence,the local solutions and controls converge to the global ones. The process isinherently parallel and is suitable for real-time control applications.