Model predictive control using fuzzy decision functions

Fuzzy predictive control integrates conventional model predictive control with techniques from fuzzy multicriteria decision making, translating the goals and the constraints to predictive control in a transparent way. The information regarding the (fuzzy) goals and the (fuzzy) constraints of the control problem is combined by using a decision function from the theory of fuzzy sets. This paper investigates the use of fuzzy decision making (FDM) in model predictive control (MPG), and compares the results to those obtained from conventional MPG. Attention is also paid to the choice of aggregation operators for fuzzy decision making in control. Experiments on a nonminimum phase, unstable linear system, and on an air-conditioning system with nonlinear dynamics are studied. It is shown that the performance of the model predictive controller can be improved by the use of fuzzy criteria in a fuzzy decision making framework.     

Fuzzy modeling and stable model predictive tracking control of large-scale power plants

This paper develops a stable model predictive tracking controller (SMPTC) for coordinated control of a large-scale power plant. First, a Takagi–Sugeno (TS) fuzzy model is established to approximate the behavior of the boiler–turbine coordinated control system (CCS) using fuzzy clustering and subspace identification (SID). Then, an SMPTC is designed based on the fuzzy model to track the power and pressure set-points while guaranteeing the input-to-state stability and the input constraints of the system. An output-based objective function is adopted for the proposed SMPTC so that the controller could be directly applicable for the data-driven model. Moreover, the effect of modeling mismatches and unknown plant variations has been overcome by the use of a disturbance term and steady-state target calculator (SSTC). Simulation results for a 600 MW power plant show that an off-set free tracking performance can be achieved over a wide range load variation.     

A multirate model-based predictive controller

Model-based predictive control (MBPC) is an emerging design tool in process control, thanks to its capability to incorporate several attributes fundamental in practical applications. On the other hand, multirate control systems are able to describe various practical situations where technological constraints require that sensor measurements and control calculations are performed at different times and rates. For these reasons, it seems appropriate to extend MBPC to the multirate case. Then, a design procedure is developed in this paper, leading to a multirate controller which guarantees stability and zero error asymptotic regulation to the overall control system     

Nonlinear fuzzy model predictive iterative learning control for drum-type boiler–turbine system

Advanced control strategy is necessary to ensure high efficiency and high load-following capability in the operation of modern power plant. Model predictive control (MPC) has been widely used for controlling power plant. Nevertheless, MPC needs to further improve its learning ability especially as power plants are nonlinear under load-cycling operation. Iterative learning control (ILC) and MPC are both popular approaches in industrial process control and optimization. The integration of model-based ILC with a real-time feedback MPC constitutes the model predictive iterative learning control (MPILC). Considering power plant, this paper presents a nonlinear model predictive controller based on iterative learning control (NMPILC). The nonlinear power plant dynamic is described by a fuzzy model which contains local liner models. The resulting NMPILC is constituted based on this fuzzy model. Optimal performance is realized within both the time index and the iterative index. Convergence property has been proven under the fuzzy model. Deep analysis and simulations on a drum-type boiler–turbine system show the effectiveness of the fuzzy-model-based NMPILC     

Fuzzy logic control of a solar power plant

This paper presents an application of fuzzy logic control to the distributed collector field of a solar power plant. The major characteristic of a solar power plant is that the primary energy source, solar radiation, cannot be manipulated. Solar radiation varies throughout the day, causing changes in plant dynamics and strong perturbations in the process. A special subclass of fuzzy inference systems, the TP (triangular partition) and TPE (triangular partition with evenly spaced midpoints) systems, is used to obtain adequate control signals in the whole range of possible operating conditions. The fuzzy logic controller has been tested in the real plant and results obtained are shown. A comparison with other control approaches widely used in the plant is performed using a nonlinear computer model of the field     

Neural network MBPC for mobile robot path tracking

This paper presents a way of implementing a model-based predictive controller (MBPC) for mobile robot path tracking. The method uses a non-linear model of mobile robot dynamics and thus allows an accurate prediction of the future trajectories. Constraints on the maximum attainable speeds are also considered by the algorithm. A multilayer perceptron is used to implement the MBPC. The perceptron has been trained to reproduce the MBPC bahaviour in a supervised way. Experimental results obtained when applying the neural network controller to a TRC labmate mobile platform are given in the paper.     

Fault tolerance in the framework of support vector machines based model predictive control

Model based predictive control (MBPC) has been extensively investigated and is widely used in industry. Besides this, interest in non-linear systems has motivated the development of MBPC formulations for non-linear systems. Moreover, the importance of security and reliability in industrial processes is in the origin of the fault tolerant strategies developed in the last two decades. In this paper a MBPC based on support vector machines (SVM) able to cope with faults in the plant itself is presented. The fault tolerant capability is achieved by means of the accurate on-line support vector regression (AOSVR) which is capable of training an SVM in an incremental way. Thanks to AOSVR is possible to train a plant model when a fault is detected and to change the nominal model by the new one, that models the faulty plant. Results obtained under simulation are presented.     

基于跟踪误差调节的非线性自适应模糊预测控制

将模糊逻辑系统引入预测控制,对一类非线性离散系统提出了直接自适应模糊预测控制的方法,此方法首先建立被控对象的预测模型;然后基于此模型直接利用模糊逻辑系统设计预测控制器,并基于跟踪误差对控制器参数中的未知向量进行自适应调整;最后证明了此方法可使跟踪误差收敛到原点的一个小邻域内。     

Stabilization of unstable and unintuitive plants by fuzzy control

A heuristically derived stabilization strategy for an unstable and unintuitive plant by fuzzy control is described. It is shown that the often used classical fuzzy controller, which is both static and time invariant, is incapable of stabilizing such types of plants. However, a simple modification to the classical fuzzy controller architecture that separates the measurement and control phases, together with a hierarchical control strategy, enable the unstable and unintuitive plant to be stabilized. The fuzzy control strategy, as well as the new fuzzy controller architecture, are based on the consideration of "what a human subject would do when dealing with a physical plant which is both unstable and unintuitive". The stabilization strategy is then generalized to other mathematically similar systems. While the rules for the stabilization of the plant are heuristically defined, the membership functions associated with the rules are tuned by a simulated annealing procedure.     

Fuzzy predictive PI control for processes with large time delays

This paper presents the design, tuning and performance analysis of a new predictive fuzzy controller structure for higher order plants with large time delays. The designed controller consists of a fuzzy proportional-integral (PI) part and a fuzzy predictor. The fuzzy predictive PI controller combines the advantages of fuzzy control while maintaining the simplicity and robustness of a conventional PI controller. The dynamics of the prediction term are adaptive to the system's time delay. The prediction term has two parts: a fuzzy predictor that uses the system time delay as an input for calculating the prediction horizon and an exponential term that uses the prediction horizon as its positive power. The prediction term also introduces phase lead into the system which compensates for the phase lag due to the time delay in the plant, thereby stabilizing the closed-loop configuration. The performance of the proposed controller is compared with the responses of the conventional predictive PI controller, showing many advantages of the new design over its conventional counterpart.     

利用BP算法的一种自适应模糊预测控制器

提出一种由模糊预测器和模糊预测控制器组成的自适应模糊预测控制方案,采用ＢＰ算法训练模糊预测器和模糊预测控制器,并给出这种模糊预测控制器的训练算法。控制系统对于具有纯时延的非线性被控过程有良好的控制性能。     

Fuzzy Constrained Min-Max Model Predictive Control Based on Piecewise Lyapunov Functions

This paper proposes two novel stable fuzzy model predictive controllers based on piecewise Lyapunov functions and the min-max optimization of a quasi-worst case infinite horizon objective function. The main idea is to design state feedback control laws that minimize the worst case objective function based on fuzzy model prediction, and thus to obtain the optimal transient control performance, which is of great importance in industrial process control. Moreover, in both of these predictive controllers, piecewise Lyapunov functions have been used in order to reduce the conservatism of those existent predictive controllers based on common Lyapunov functions. It is shown that the asymptotic stability of the resulting closed-loop discrete-time fuzzy predictive control systems can be established by solving a set of linear matrix inequalities. Moreover, the controller designs of the closed-loop control systems with desired decay rate and input constraints are also considered. Simulations on a numerical example and a highly nonlinear benchmark system are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed fuzzy predictive controllers.     

太阳能电动车最大功率点跟踪模糊控制器设计

采用模糊控制进行太阳能电动车最大功率点的跟踪,根据太阳能电动车能量控制系统的要求,为提高系统的稳态性和鲁棒性设计了适合于太阳能电动车的带修正因子自调整MPPT模糊控制器,在变化的外界环境下,应用Matlab/Simulink仿真软件包对MPPT模糊控制器控制的能源系统进行了仿真研究,结果表明该控制器对环境的变化有较强的自适应能力,具有优越的控制性能,为太阳能电动车的应用提供了参考。     

基于模糊目标和模糊约束的满意控制

研究在预测控制框架下进行模糊决策问题,提出一种基于模糊目标和模糊约束的预测控制方法。其目标函数以决策者的控制要求和最终控制的满意度来表示,比传统的加权方差具有更多的自由度;与基于二次型性能指标的预测相比,该方法可使系统设计更加灵活。仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性。     

Mobile robot navigation in a partially structured static environment, using neural predictive control

This paper presents a way of implementing a model-based predictive controller (MBPC) for mobile robot navigation when unexpected static obstacles are present in the robot environment. The method uses a nonlinear model of mobile robot dynamics, and thus allows an accurate prediction of the future trajectories. An ultrasonic ranging system has been used for obstacle detection. A multilayer perceptron is used to implement the MBPC, allowing real-time implementation and also eliminating the need for high-level data sensor processing. The perceptron has been trained in a supervised manner to reproduce the MBPC behaviour. Experimental results obtained when applying the neural-network controller to a TRC Labmate mobile robot are given in the paper.     

双馈风力发电机非线性模型预测控制

在现代风力发电厂中, 需对双馈式风力发电机(Doubly fed induction generator, DFIG)进行有效控制来确保高效率和高负荷跟踪能力. 风力发电厂包含很多不确定因素和非线性因素, 传统的线性控制器往往难以奏效. 本文针对双馈式风力发电机的功率控制提出了一种非线性模型预测控制方法. 文中的目标函数考虑了现实约束下的经济因素和设定值跟踪能力, 同时降低机组磨损和机械疲劳. 预测值可基于输入输出反馈线性化(Input-output feedback linearization, IOFL)策略来计算. 仿真实验结果验证了所构造的非线性模型预测控制器的有效性.     

A Stable Model-Based Fuzzy Predictive Control Based on Fuzzy Dynamic Programming

A stable model based fuzzy predictive controller based on fuzzy dynamic programming is introduced. The objective of the fuzzy predictive controller is to drive the state of the system to a terminal region where a local stabilizing controller is invoked, leading to a dual mode strategy. The prediction horizon is fixed and specified. The stability of the controlled system is studied using the value function as a Lyapunov function. Guaranteed stability is obtained under conditions on the terminal region, the local control law and the membership functions of fuzzy goal and constraints therein. The solution procedure is based on dynamic programming with branch and bound.     

多变量模糊自校正控制器及其应用

本文介绍了表达ＭＩＳＯ动态系统的模糊模型，并提出了有关参数和结构的在线辨识算法。根据辨识的模糊模型，利用Ｃｌａｒｋｅ的单变量广义预测控制（ＧＰＣ）原理［１］设计了多变量模糊自校正控制器。仿真研究表明，该模糊自校正控制方法应用于火电机组负荷系统的控制，可以收到良好的效果。     

A PSO-BASED MULTIVARIABLE FUZZY DECISION-MAKING PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER FOR A ONCE-THROUGH 300-MW POWER PLANT

Model predictive control is an available method for controlling large-lag process in power plants, but conventional constrained predictive control cannot deal with the widely existent uncertainties and nonlinearities in power plants. With the help of the fuzzy set theory, this article proposes a new constrained predictive control algorithm based on Fuzzy Decision-Making Method (FDMPC). Compared with the other traditional constrained predictive control, this new algorithm replaces the conventional objective function with the appropriate fuzzy index function. As a result, it is easy to integrate the constraints into the fuzzy index function, which can greatly reduce the complexity of the optimization. Then a new evolutionary computation method named particle swarm optimization is firstly applied into the design of a model predictive controller. Moreover, this article also demonstrates that the conventional predictive control is actually a particular case of the proposed algorithm even though in the MIMO case, so this new algorithm is an extension of the traditional constrained predictive control strategy. At last, the proposed FDMPC has been applied into a real once-through power unit model, and the simulation results have validated the good control performance of the proposed FDMPC.     

智能型太阳能路灯控制器的研究

针对传统太阳能路灯控制器控制精度不高、抗干扰能力差和成本昂贵等问题,研制了一种智能型太阳能路灯控制器;以DSP芯片为控制核心,结合基于模糊神经网络的MPPT最大功率跟踪算法思想,采用Cuk升降压电路控制实现最大效率地对蓄电池充电,最大输出功率60W;近端/远程上位机监控采用Labview软件编写,实现了近端/远程的太阳能路灯监控,定时记录路灯的监控数据;仿真和实验结果证明该控制器能量转换效率高,实用性强,对进一步推广绿色能源具有重要的实际意义。