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Here Aubin's framework of morphological equations is used for extending ordinary differential equations beyond vector spaces, namely to the metric space $(\\mathcal{K}(\\mathbb{R}^N),d\\!l)$. Now various control problems, such as open-loop, relaxed, and closed-loop control problems, are formulated for compact sets depending on time, each of them with state constraints. Using the close relation to morphological inclusions with state constraints, we specify sufficient conditions for the existence of compact-valued solutions. 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