Comparative evaluation of nonlinear model predictive and flatness-based two-degree-of-freedom control design in view of industrial application

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-141

  Utz, T ^a   Hagenmeyer, V ^b   Mahn, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative evaluation; Flatness based two degree of freedom control; Model based control design; Nonlinear model predictive control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION; MODEL-BASED CONTROL DESIGN; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 33846671424     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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