Real-Time Model-Reference Control of Non-Linear Processes.

Document Type : Research Studies

Author

Control & Computers Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., El-Mansoura University., Mansoura., Egypt.

Abstract

 This paper demonstrates a strategy for the design and implementation of model reference controllers. The design technique is based on constructing an error vector between the plant measurable states and the states othe proposed controller, then forcing the gradient of this error vector to be negative via the use oa suitable Liapunov function. The suggested design procedure is applicable for non-lineaprocesses without any need to carry out linearization approximations. A simulated two degrees of freedom robot arm is used to exemplify the suggested technique, A few practical considerations are then addressed to investigate the causality of the proposed controller and its applicability to real-time process control systems. Conclusion is submitted with a few comments regarding both the adaptivity and real-time compatibility of the proposed controllers.

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