Title :
A model-based control laboratory experiment
Author :
Muske, Kenneth R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng., Villanova Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
A model-based control experiment for an undergraduate senior laboratory course is outlined in this article. The process under study is a continuous stirred-tank heater and the control objective is to control the water temperature in the tank. A discrete, dynamic, physical model of this process is used in the controller. The model-based control algorithm is a single-move, analytical controller that matches the model predicted temperature to a reference temperature trajectory at a single time in the future. A series of different control experiments using this algorithm are described and examples of each are presented.
Keywords :
controllers; discrete systems; laboratory techniques; predictive control; process control; student experiments; temperature control; analytical controller; continuously stirred tank heater; discrete process model; dynamic model; laboratory experiment; model based control algorithm; physical process model; reference temperature trajectory; undergraduate senior laboratory course; water temperature control; Algorithm design and analysis; Chemical engineering; Force control; Laboratories; Predictive models; Process control; Temperature control; Three-term control; Valves; Water heating;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7896-2
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.2003.1239102
