The subject of this paper is to discuss selected effective known and novel structures for advanced process control and optimization. The role and techniques of model-based predictive control (MPC) in a supervisory (advanced) control layer are first shortly discussed. The emphasis is put on algorithm efficiency for nonlinear processes and on treating uncertainty in process models, with two solutions presented: the structure of nonlinear prediction and successive linearizations for nonlinear control,...

The purpose of this paper is to derive constructive necessary and sufficient conditions for the problem of disturbance decoupling with algebraic output feedback. Necessary and sufficient conditions have also been derived for the same problem with internal stability. The same conditions have also been expressed by the use of invariant zeros. The main tool used is the dual- lattice structures introduced by Basile and Marro [R4].

In this paper, the feedback control for a class of bilinear control systems with a small parameter is proposed to guarantee the existence of limit cycle. We use the perturbation method of seeking in approximate solution as a finite Taylor expansion of the exact solution. This perturbation method is to exploit the “smallness” of the perturbation parameter $\epsilon$ to construct an approximate periodic solution. Furthermore, some simulation results are given to illustrate the existence of a limit cycle for...

One shows that the linearized Navier-Stokes equation in $𝒪\subset R^d,d\ge 2$, around an unstable equilibrium solution is exponentially stabilizable in probability by an internal noise controller ${\displaystyle V(t,\xi )=\sum _{i=1}^N{V}_i\left(t\right){\psi }_i\left(\xi \right){\dot{\beta }}_i\left(t\right)}$, $\xi \in 𝒪$, where ${\left\{{\beta }_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ are independent Brownian motions in a probability space and ${\left\{{\psi }_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ is a system of functions on $𝒪$ with support in an arbitrary open subset ${𝒪}_0\subset 𝒪$. The stochastic control input ${\left\{V_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ is found in feedback form. One constructs also a tangential boundary noise controller which exponentially stabilizes in probability the equilibrium...

One shows that the linearized Navier-Stokes equation in $𝒪\subset R^d,d\ge 2$, around an unstable equilibrium solution is exponentially stabilizable in probability by an internal noise controller ${\displaystyle V(t,\xi )=\sum _{i=1}^N{V}_i\left(t\right){\psi }_i\left(\xi \right){\dot{\beta }}_i\left(t\right)}$, $\xi \in 𝒪$, where ${\left\{{\beta }_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ are independent Brownian motions in a probability space and ${\left\{{\psi }_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ is a system of functions on $𝒪$ with support in an arbitrary open subset ${𝒪}_0\subset 𝒪$. The stochastic control input ${\left\{V_i\right\}}_{i=1}^N$ is found in feedback form. One constructs also a tangential boundary noise controller which exponentially stabilizes in probability the equilibrium solution. ...

The reference trajectory tracking problem is considered in this paper and (constructive) sufficient conditions are given for the existence of a causal state feedback solution. The main result is introduced as a byproduct of input-output feedback linearization.

Equivalence of several feedback and/or feedforward compensation schemes in linear systems is investigated. The classes of compensators that are realizable using static or dynamic, state or output feedback are characterized. Stability of the compensated system is studied. Applications to model matching are included.

Design of a state observer is an important issue in control systems and signal processing. It is well known that it is difficult to obtain the desired properties of state feedback control if some or all of the system states cannot be directly measured. Moreover, the existence of a lumped perturbation and/or a time delay usually reduces the system performance or even produces an instability in the closed-loop system. Therefore, in this paper, a new Variable Structure Observer (VSO) is proposed for...