APPROXIMATE OPTIMAL CONTROL USING SENSITIVITY COEFFICIENTS.

Abstract

The applications of optimal control theory to actual chemical processes have been based on approximate, low order, linear mathematical models rather than the true process model, which is frequently unknown. The model must be sophisticated enough to fit the process well, yet simple enough so that its parameters can be evaluated without an excessive computational effort. This paper describes a model reference adaptive control strategy using sensitivity coefficients to update the model and optimal control theory to determine the control strategy, which is applied to a stirred chemical reactor. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702083

Entities

People

  • Cecil L. Smith
  • Paul W. Murrill
  • William H. Pusch

Organizations

  • Louisiana State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactors
  • Coefficients
  • Control Theory
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Sensitivity

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science