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The SAITS epidemic spreading model and its combinational optimal suppression control
Wei Ding1, Li Ding1, Zhengmin Kong1
1School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, an SAITS epidemic model based on a single layer static network is proposed and investigated. This model considers a combinational suppression control strategy to suppress the spread of epidemics, which includes transferring more individuals to compartments with low infection rate and with high recovery rate. The basic reproduction number of this model is calculated and the disease-free and endemic equilibrium points are discussed. An optimal control problem is formulated to minimize the number of infections with limited resources. The suppression control strategy is investigated and a general expression for the optimal solution is given based on the Pontryagin's principle of extreme value. The validity of the theoretical results is verified by numerical simulations and Monte Carlo simulations.
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