Mingxu Yi1, Jun Huang1, Lifeng Wang1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.96, No.5, pp. 361-377, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.096.361
Abstract In this paper, operational matrix method based upon the Bernstein polynomials is proposed to solve the variable order fractional integro-differential equations in the Caputo derivative sense. We derive the Bernstein polynomials operational matrix of fractional order integration and introduce the product operational matrix of Bernstein polynomials. A truncated the Bernstein polynomials series together with the polynomials operational matrix are utilized to reduce the variable order fractional integro-differential equations to a system of algebraic equations. Only a small number of Bernstein polynomials are needed to obtain a satisfactory result. Some examples are included to demonstrate the More >