CAREER: Control of Nonlinear Constrained and Distributed Parameter Processes

摘要：针对具有输入约束的非线性集总参数过程和非线性分布参数过程，提出了一种新的分析和控制器设计方法。其动机是化学过程中固有的非线性和空间变化，所有实际控制系统中存在被操纵的输入约束，以及缺乏严格和实用的方法来有效地处理这些特征。该研究将为此类系统的控制问题的本质提供基本见解，并将开发具有良好稳定性，性能和鲁棒性的具体控制算法。它还将研究实际实施问题，并将开发的方法应用于代表性的化学过程。还计划了一系列教育活动，包括改进和发展本科和研究生化学工程课程，加强明尼苏达大学控制科学和工程的教育和研究基础设施，实施合作和跨学科活动，利用现有资源提高教学效果，以及明尼苏达州大学教育计划的发展。

Abstract - Daoutidis - 9624725 A research program is planned to develop new analysis and controller design methods for nonlinear lumped parameter processes with input constraints and nonlinear distributed parameter processes. The motivation is provided by the inherent presence of nonlinearities and spatial variations in chemical processes, the presence of manipulated input constraints in all practical control systems, and the lack of rigorous and practical methods that can deal effectively with these features. The research will provide fundamental insight on the nature of the control problem for such systems and will develop concrete control algorithms with well-characterized stability, performance and robustness properties. It will also study practical implementation issues and will apply the developed methods to representative chemical processes. A series of educational activities is also planned, including improvement and development of undergraduate and graduate chemical engineering courses, the strengthening of the education and research infrastructure in control science and engineering at the University of Minnesota, the implementation of collaborative and cross-disciplinary activities, the utilization of available resources for improving teaching effectiveness, and the development of an education initiative for colleges in the state of Minnesota.