This paper deals with some inverse and control problems for the Navier-Stokes and related systems. We will focus on some particular aspects that have recently led to interesting (theoretical and numerical) results: geometric inverse problems, Eulerian and Lagrangian controllability and vortex reduction oriented to shape optimization.
We consider a tank containing a fluid. The tank is subjected to a one-dimensional horizontal move and the motion of the fluid is described by the shallow water equations. By means of a Lyapunov approach, we deduce control laws to stabilize the fluid's state and the tank's position. Although global asymptotic stability is yet to be proved, we numerically simulate the system and observe the stabilization for different control situations.