Unscented Kalman filter based nonlinear model predictive control of a LDPE autoclave reactor

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1332-1344

  Jacob, Noel C ^a   Dhib, Ramdhane ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethylene polymerization; Low density polyethylene reactor; Nonlinear model predictive control; Unscented Kalman filter

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVE REACTORS; CLOSED-LOOP PERFORMANCE; CLOSED-LOOP SIMULATIONS; CONTROL SIMULATION; ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION; KINETIC RATE CONSTANTS; LINEAR PREDICTIVE CONTROLLERS; MULTI VARIABLES; NOISY PROCESS; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; POLYMER PRODUCTS; PROCESS MODEL; REACTOR MODELS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; TRACKING PERFORMANCE; UNSCENTED KALMAN FILTER; UNSCENTED KALMAN FILTERING;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOCLAVES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTURBANCE REJECTION; ETHYLENE; KALMAN FILTERS; NONLINEAR FILTERING; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; POLYETHYLENES; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRESSURE VESSELS; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

EID: 80052569490     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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