  This paper investigates the regional gradient controllability for ultra-slow
diffusion processes governed by the time fractional diffusion systems with a
Hadamard-Caputo time fractional derivative. Some necessary and sufficient
conditions on regional gradient exact and approximate controllability are first
given and proved in detail. Secondly, we propose an approach on how to
calculate the minimum number of $\omega-$strategic actuators. Moreover, the
existence, uniqueness and the concrete form of the optimal controller for the
system under consideration are presented by employing the Hilbert Uniqueness
Method (HUM) among all the admissible ones. Finally, we illustrate our results
by an interesting example.
