Model-based control of mold level in a continuous steel caster under model uncertainties

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-196

  Barron M A ^a   Aguilar, R ^a   Gonzalez J ^a   Melendez E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

continuous casting; discrete control; model based control; mold level; uncertainties estimation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS STEEL CASTER;

CONTINUOUS CASTING; LEVEL CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL; STEEL CASTINGS; SYSTEM STABILITY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032004617     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0661(98)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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