Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis for Differential-Algebraic Equations: The Adjoint DAE System and Its Numerical Solution

Yang Cao, Shengtai Li, Linda R. Petzold, Radu Serban

Abstract: An adjoint sensitivity method is presented for parameter-dependent differential-algebraic equation systems (DAEs). The adjoint system is derived, along with conditions for its consistent initialization, for DAEs of index up to two (Hessenberg). For stable linear DAEs, stability of the adjoint system (for semi-explicit DAEs) or of an augmented adjoint system (for fully implicit DAEs) is shown. In addition, it is shown for these systems that numerical stability is maintained for the adjoint system or for the augmented adjoint system.