On-line tuning strategy for model predictive controllers

Autor: Evanghelos Zafiriou, Ashraf Al-Ghazzawi, Adnan Nouh, Emad Ali
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Journal of Process Control. 11:265-284
ISSN: 0959-1524
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-1524(00)00033-0
Popis: This paper presents an intuitive on-line tuning strategy for linear Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithms. The tuning strategy is based on the linear approximation between the closed-loop predicted output and the MPC tuning parameters. By direct utilization of the sensitivity expressions for the closed-loop response with respect to the MPC tuning parameters, new values of the tuning parameters can be found to steer the MPC feedback response inside predefined time-domain performance specifications. Hence, the algorithm is cast as a simple constrained least squares optimization problem which has a straightforward solution. The simplicity of this strategy makes it more practical for on-line implementation. Effectiveness of the proposed strategy is tested on two simulated examples. One is a linear model for a three-product distillation column and the second is a non-linear model for a CSTR. The effectiveness of the proposed tuning method is compared to an exiting offline tuning method and showed superior performance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE