MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL BASED ON LIAPUNOV'S DIRECT METHOD Part II: Hybrid Computer Simulation and Experimental Application |
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| Authors: | W. KENT OLIVER DALE E. SEBORG D. GRANT FISHER |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | A Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) system is evaluated via hybrid computer simulation and experimental application to a computer-controlled, pilot plant evaporator. In both the simulation and experimental studies, the MRAC system performed well and was insensitive to unmeasured process disturbances, to the choice of the initial control policy and to changes in plant operating conditions. In addition to providing an algorithm for adapting control systems to accommodate changing process parameters, MRAC also provides a systematic approach for tuning or developing multivariable control systems for time-invariant processes. |
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