The implementation of an optimal control scheme for an experimental process consisting of a one-dimensional heat conduction system is considered. This is a particular application of distributed parameter theory. A linear mathematical model is assumed and the Green's function found by a least squares estimation technique using the conjugate gradient method. The optimal control is then obtained as the solution of a constrained minimization by an interior penalty method and is applied to the system.
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