Hybrid modeling and discrete controller design of three-tank benchmark system

Hybrid systems are systems in which the discrete dynamics and the continuous dynamics not only coexist but also interact with each other. The modeling of such hybrid systems is different from the convention modeling techniques followed for purely discrete or purely continuous systems. Development of techniques for Modeling, system identification and controller synthesis of hybrid systems is an upcoming research area. In this paper a three tank benchmark system is modeled using hybrid modeling technique and the modeled system is simulated using SIMULINK and a controller is designed for the hybrid system using STATEFLOW in MATLAB.