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Nonlinear Control Systems (nonlinear + control_system)
Selected AbstractsOptimal grade transition control for liquid-propylene polymerization reactor,ASIAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL, Issue 3 2010Mohammad Al-haj Ali Abstract A nonlinear control system integrating an off-line optimizer and a nonlinear model-based controller is developed to perform optimal grade transition operations in a continuous pilot plant reactor. A simple black-box model is developed and used to determine optimal trajectories of inputs and outputs for a series of three polypropylene grades. The simplified model is also used to develop a nonlinear controller. This controller is similar to generic model control; however, the integral action is omitted and an on-line updating scheme is incorporated to update pre-specified model parameters using delayed process measurements. The time optimal inputs, which are calculated by the off-line optimizer, are introduced to the plant in a feedforward manner. At the same time, the deviations from the optimal output are corrected using the feedback nonlinear controller. The simulations on a complex mechanistic model of the process reveal that the nonlinear control scheme performs well for both set point tracking and disturbance rejection. This paper integrates well-known methodologies, such as the generic-model control algorithm, parameter update schemes, and off-line optimization, together to develop an applicable and robust control technique for continuous polymerization reactors. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society [source] A subspace approach to balanced truncation for model reduction of nonlinear control systemsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL, Issue 6 2002Sanjay Lall Abstract In this paper, we introduce a new method of model reduction for nonlinear control systems. Our approach is to construct an approximately balanced realization. The method requires only standard matrix computations, and we show that when it is applied to linear systems it results in the usual balanced truncation. For nonlinear systems, the method makes use of data from either simulation or experiment to identify the dynamics relevant to the input,output map of the system. An important feature of this approach is that the resulting reduced-order model is nonlinear, and has inputs and outputs suitable for control. We perform an example reduction for a nonlinear mechanical system. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Step and pulse response methods for identification of wiener processesAICHE JOURNAL, Issue 2 2006Ho Cheol Park Abstract Lack of simple identification methods for nonlinear processes hinders field applications of nonlinear control systems. For identification methods that are as simple as those for the first order plus time delay models of linear dynamical processes, graphical and least squares methods to identify Wiener-type nonlinear processes from standard responses, such as step, pulse, and square-wave responses, are proposed. Static nonlinear functions are identified independently in Wiener-type nonlinear processes. Graphical methods extract discrete points of the nonlinear static function or a continuous non-parametric model of the nonlinear static function iteratively. The least squares method provides a parametric model of the nonlinear static function. The identified static nonlinear function can be used to design a simple linearizing control system. To illustrate the proposed identification methods, simulation and experimental results are given. © 2005 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2006 [source] Simultaneous stabilization for a collection of nonlinear control systems in canonical form,ASIAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL, Issue 3 2009Jenq-Lang Wu Abstract A controller design method is provided to simultaneously stabilize a collection of nonlinear control systems in canonical form. It is shown that, under a mild assumption, any collection of nonlinear systems in canonical form can be simultaneously stabilized by one continuous state feedback controller. A constructive universal formula is presented explicitly. An illustrative example is given to demonstrate the validity of the method. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society [source] | ||||||||||