A robust multi-model predictive controller for distributed parameter systems

In this work a robust nonlinear model predictive controller for nonlinear convection-diffusion-reaction systems is presented. The controller makes use of a collection of reduced order approximations of the plant (models) reconstructed on-line by projection methods on proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) basis functions. The model selection and model update step is based on a sufficient condition that determines the maximum allowable process-model mismatch to guarantee stable control performance despite process uncertainty and disturbances. Proofs on the existence of a sequence of feasible approximations and control stability are given.Since plant approximations are built on-line based on actual measurements, the proposed controller can be interpreted as a multi-model nonlinear predictive control (MMPC). The performance of the MMPC strategy is illustrated by simulation experiments on a problem that involves reactant concentration control of a tubular reactor with recycle.     

Robust MPC for systems with output feedback and input saturation

In this work, it is proposed an MPC control algorithm with proved robust stability for systems with model uncertainty and output feedback. It is assumed that the operating strategy is such that system inputs may become saturated at transient or steady state. The developed strategy aims at the case in which the controller performs in the output-tracking scheme following an optimal set point that is provided by an upper optimization layer of the plant control structure. In this case, the optimal operating point usually lies at the boundary of the region where the input is defined. Assuming that the system remains stabilizable in the presence of input saturation, the design of the robust controller is performed off-line and an on-line implementation strategy is proposed. At each sampling step, a sub optimal control law is obtained by combining control configurations that correspond to particular subsets of available manipulated inputs. Stability of the closed-loop system is forced by considering in the off-line step of the controller design, a state contracting restriction for the closed-loop system. To produce an offset free controller and to attend the case of unknown steady state, the method is developed for a state-space model in the incremental form. The method is illustrated with simulation examples extracted from the process industry.     

基于跟踪误差调节的非线性自适应模糊预测控制

将模糊逻辑系统引入预测控制,对一类非线性离散系统提出了直接自适应模糊预测控制的方法,此方法首先建立被控对象的预测模型;然后基于此模型直接利用模糊逻辑系统设计预测控制器,并基于跟踪误差对控制器参数中的未知向量进行自适应调整;最后证明了此方法可使跟踪误差收敛到原点的一个小邻域内。     

Gain-scheduling model predictive control of a Fresnel collector field

Model predictive control strategies have been applied successfully when controlling solar plants. If the control algorithm uses a linear model associated only to an operating point, when the plant is working far from the design conditions, the performance of the controller may deteriorate.In this paper, a gain scheduling model predictive control strategy is designed for the Fresnel collector field located at the Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de Sevilla. Simulation results are provided comparing the proposed strategy with another linear MPC controller showing a better performance. Furthermore, two real tests are presented showing the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.     

Predictive functional control based on fuzzy T-S model for HVAC systems temperature control

In heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, there exist severe nonlinearity, time-varying nature, disturbances and uncertainties. A new predictive functional control based on Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model was proposed to control HVAC systems. The T-S fuzzy model of stabilized controlled process was obtained using the least squares method, then on the basis of global linear predictive model from T-S fuzzy model, the process was controlled by the predictive functional controller. Especially the feedback regulation part was developed to compensate uncertainties of fuzzy predictive model. Finally simulation test results in HVAC systems control applications showed that the proposed fuzzy model predictive functional control improves tracking effect and robustness. Compared with the conventional PID controller, this control strategy has the advantages of less overshoot and shorter setting time, etc.     

Predictive functional control based on fuzzy T-S model for HVAC systems temperature control

In heating, ventilating and air-conditioning （HVAC） systems, there exist severe nonlinearity, time-varying nature, disturbances and uncertainties. A new predictive functional control based on Takagi-Sugeno （T-S） fuzzy model was proposed to control HVAC systems. The T-S fuzzy model of stabilized controlled process was obtained using the least squares method, then on the basis of global linear predictive model from T-S fuzzy model, the process was controlled by the predictive functional controller. Especially the feedback regulation part was developed to compensate uncertainties of fuzzy predictive model. Finally simulation test results in HVAC systems control applications showed that the proposed fuzzy model predictive functional control improves tracking effect and robustness. Compared with the conventional PID controller, this control strategy has the advantages of less overshoot and shorter setting time, etc.     

Multi-model predictive control of an industrial C3/C4 splitter

In this paper, the application of a linear predictive controller to an industrial distillation column that presents a nonlinear behavior is described. The system is represented by a set of linear approximating models, where each model corresponds to a possible operating point of the system. The control sequence computed by the control algorithm is based on a min–max optimization problem where the controller cost is minimized for the worst process model. The control algorithm makes use of a particular form of the state-space model, which preserves the structure of conventional model predictive control controllers that are based on the step response model. The performance of the proposed controller applied to an industrial system is illustrated with results of the real system at typical plant conditions with the controller performing as a regulator and as an output reference tracker.     

水厂混凝投药大滞后过程的数据驱动直接控制方法

以自来水厂混凝投药大时滞过程为研究对象,在迭代反馈整定(IFT)方法的基础上,结合Smith预估控制结构,提出了一种混凝投药过程数据驱动直接控制算法.着重针对过程大时滞的特点,在性能指标中加入了预估误差惩罚因子.提出了一种新的步长设置方法,使得步长的下降速率可调.设计了3个闭环实验来求取性能指标梯度向量的无偏估计,完全...     

参数时变系统的广义预测控制研究

针对参数时变系统,研究了自适应预测控制器的设计问题.采用隐式广义预测控制算法(IGPC),无需辨识对象模型参数,而是利用输入/输出数据直接辩识控制器参数,以求解最优控制增量,具有计算量小、实时性高的特点.仿真结果表明,在不需要关于被控对象先验知识的情况下,隐式广义预测控制器可以很好地跟踪设定值的变化,同时对于系统外部干扰和模型参数的变化具有很好的适应能力,在参数时变系统控制器设计中具有良好的应用前景.     

First principle modeling and predictive control of a continuous biodiesel plant

Typically, the large-scale production of biodiesel involves continuous operation plants. Also, the final biodiesel product has to comply with specifications imposed by standards of quality in order to be marketable. These quality constraints must be satisfied during the production at the minimum possible operating cost, in order to make the process economically viable. In this context, a nonlinear model predictive controller (NMPC) is applied to control the oil transesterification section of a continuous biodiesel plant. The controller determines the optimal profiles of the process variables using a nonlinear mechanistic model of the whole transesterification section. The model describes the dynamics of the composition and temperature of the liquid mixture in the reactors and in the decanters, as well as of the decanters interface level. The capability of the proposed NMPC strategy to improve the process economic performance and to enforce the final biodiesel specifications is demonstrated by simulation.     

基于Backstepping设计的不确定非线性系统的预测控制

本文的目的是针对一类带有不确定性的单输入单输出的仿射非线性系统,设计一种非线性预测控制器.用反步设计思想获得具有待定参数的控制器表达式,然后用预测控制在线优化获得控制器的参数.用这种方法设计的控制器更易使闭环系统稳定,且闭环系统具有良好的动态特性.连续发酵过程的仿真结果也验证了控制器是有效的.     

Application of an iterative identification for control scheme to a neutralization process

In this paper an iterative scheme for identification and control is discussed. During the identification step a plant model which is suitable for the subsequent controller design step is obtained by estimation of the (dual) Youla-parameter from measurements of the input and output of the plant. Using the identified plant model, the frequency response of the ideal controller which perfectly realizes the desired closed-loop response for set-point changes is computed. This controller, in general, may not be realizable or is of high-order. A realizable, low-order controller is then calculated using frequency-weighted approximation. These steps are repeated until the performance of the closed-loop system is satisfactory or cannot be improved further. The proposed scheme is applied successfully to the identification and control of a continuous neutralization reactor.     

A predictive controller based on dynamic matrix control for a non-minimum phase robot manipulator

In this paper a hybrid control strategy is presented based on Dynamic Matrix Control (DMC) and feedback linearization methods for designing a predictive controller of five bar linkage manipulator as a MIMO system (two inputs and two outputs). Analyzing the internal dynamic of robot shows the open loop system is unstable and non-minimum phase, so in order to apply the predictive controller, special modifications are needed. These modifications on non-minimum phase behavior are performed using feedback linearization procedure based on state space realization. The design objective is to track a desirable set point as well as time varying trajectories as a command references with globally asymptotical stabilization. The proposed controller is applied to nonlinear fully coupled model of the typical five bar linkage manipulator with non-minimum phase behavior. Simulation results show that the proposed controller has good efficiency. The step responses of system with and without feedback linearization process illustrated that the mentioned modification for stabilizing is performed properly. After applying the proposed predictive controller, the joint angle of robot tracks the reference input while another input acts as the disturbance and vice versa.     

Predictive Functional Control Based on Fuzzy Model: Comparison with Linear Predictive Functional Control and PID Control

The implementation of the fuzzy predictive functional control (FPFC) on the magnetic suspension system is presented in the paper. The magnetic suspension system was in our case the pilot plant for magnetic bearing and is an open-loop unstable process, therefore a lead compensator was used to stabilize it. The high quality control requirements were a-periodical step response and zero steady-state error. Adding the integrator to a feedback causes overshoot. The solution to the problem was cascade control with fuzzy predictive functional controller in the outer loop. To cope with the unknown model parameters and the nonlinear nature of the magnetic system, a fuzzy identification based on FNARX model was used. After successful validation the obtained fuzzy model was used for controller design. The FPFC is compared with a cascade linear predictive functional control (PFC) and PID control. The results we obtained with the FPFC are very promising and hardly comparable with conventional control techniques.     

Theoretical analysis of unconstrained nonlinear model predictive control

Model predictive control (MPC) is a well-established controller design strategy for linear process models. Because many chemical and biological processes exhibit significant nonlinear behaviour, several MPC techniques based on nonlinear process models have recently been proposed. The most significant difference between these techniques is the computational approach used to solve the nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) optimization problem. Consequently, analysis of NMPC techniques is often connected to the computational approach employed. In this paper, a theoretical analysis of unconstrained NMPC is presented that is independent of the computational approach. A nonlinear discrete-time, state-space model is used to predict the effects of future inputs on future process outputs. It is shown that model inverse, pole-placement, and steady-state controllers can be obtained by suitable selection of the control and prediction horizons. Moreover, the NMPC optimization problem can be modified to yield nonlinear internal model control (NIMC). The computational requirements of NIMC are considerably less than NMPC, but the NIMC approach is currently restricted to nonlinear models with well-defined and stable inverses. The NIMC controller is shown to provide superior servo and regulatory performance to a linear IMC controller for a continuous stirred tank reactor.     

Chattering-free model free adaptive sliding mode control for gas collection process with data dropout

Stable pressure control of coke oven gas collectors is difficult due to the problems of nonlinearity, couplings, time-variation, disturbances and data-dropout. This paper proposes a novel chattering-free model free adaptive sliding mode control scheme for the gas collection process of coke ovens. Unlike the conventional data-driven sliding mode control approaches, the proposed controller is based on the data-dropout compensation scheme and predictive control strategy, whereby a novel data-driven sliding surface estimator and a new data-driven sliding mode prediction model are developed to facilitate the controller design. On one hand, the effect of data dropout could be attenuated by applying the proposed estimator. On the other hand, a chattering-free smooth control law with strong robustness to couplings, time-variation and disturbances is obtained owing to the application of the predictive control strategy and the sliding mode control technique. In addition, the convergence of the proposed algorithm could be guaranteed theoretically. Finally, experimental results soundly confirm the efficacy and superiority of the developed approach.     

一类未知非线性离散系统的直接自适应模糊预测控制

将自适应模糊逻辑系统引入预测控制,对一类未知非线性离散系统提出了直接自适应 模糊预测控制方法.首先对被控对象提出了线性时变子模型加非线性子模型的预测模型,然后直 接利用模糊逻辑系统设计预测控制器,并基于广义误差估计值对控制器参数和广义误差估计值中 的未知向量进行自适应调整.文中证明了此方法可使广义误差估计值收敛到原点的小邻域内.     

Model predictive control of VAV zone thermal systems concerning bi-linearity and gain nonlinearity

A new control strategy is proposed for zone thermal systems to deal with nonlinearities, uncertainties and constraints. The temperature control of VAV zone thermal systems is investigated. The system consists of two constrained processes: a zone temperature process with input-output bi-linearity and uncertainty, and a damper process with gain nonlinearity. Model predictive control is adopted for control design: a bilinear predictive controller is designed for the zone temperature process and a gain-scheduled robust predictive controller for the damper process. Both controllers deal with constraints directly and they operate in a cascaded manner. Case studies are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed strategy.     

MATLAB环境下的模型预测控制理论的应用

从模型预测控制的原理出发,介绍利用MATLAB模型预测控制工具箱进行模型预测控制器设计的全过程。就被控对象的不同模型,以及各类模型形式之间的转换做了具体的系统的阐述。在控制器的设计过程中,给出不同情况下的控制器的设计方法,并且对控制器设计中的参数选择对系统控制性能的影响进行了分析与总结。最后通过数值实例说明了如何进行了模型预测控制器的设计。     

Model predictive control based on adaptive hinging hyperplanes model

The model of adaptive hinging hyperplanes (AHH) is used in model predictive control (MPC). The nonlinear dynamic system is approximated by the continuous piecewise affine (CPWA) model AHH and the controller design problem becomes a continuous piecewise quadratic programming. The necessary and sufficient conditions for a point to be locally optimal for such a problem are established, based on which, a descent algorithm is developed to find a local optimum. Issues concerning feasibility and stability are also discussed. Simulations are conducted to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed MPC strategy.