Robust MPC of constrained nonlinear systems based on interval arithmetic

A robust MPC for constrained discrete-time nonlinear systems with additive uncertainties is presented. The proposed controller is based on the concept of reachable sets, that is, the sets that contain the predicted evolution of the uncertain system for all possible uncertainties. If processes are no...

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Autores: Limón Marruedo, Daniel, Bravo, J.M., Alamo, Teodoro, Camacho, Eduardo F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/94181
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/94181
https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cta:20040480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Robust
MPC
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Sumario:A robust MPC for constrained discrete-time nonlinear systems with additive uncertainties is presented. The proposed controller is based on the concept of reachable sets, that is, the sets that contain the predicted evolution of the uncertain system for all possible uncertainties. If processes are nonlinear these sets are very difficult to compute. A conservative approximation based on interval arithmetic is proposed for the online computation of these sets. This technique provides good results with a computational effort only slightly greater than the one corresponding to the nominal prediction. These sets are incorporated into the MPC formulation to achieve robust stability. By choosing a robust positively invariant set as a terminal constraint, a robustly stabilising controller is obtained. Stability is guaranteed in the case of suboptimality of the computed solution. The proposed controller is applied to a continuous stirred tank reactor with an exothermic reaction.