Advanced cross-directional control: Presents an algorithm which addresses actuator limitations

Pulp and Paper Canada

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 41-43

  Braatz, R D ^a   Vanantwerp, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Algorithms; Control systems; Controllers; Cross direction; Design

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CROSS DIRECTIONAL (CD) CONTROL;

PAPERMAKING MACHINERY;

EID: 0031186603     PISSN: 03164004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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