One approach to adaptive control of a nonlinear distributed parameters process

Abstract

The paper provides a procedure for the design of adaptive control of a nonlinear distributed parameter process represented by a tubular chemical reactor. The presented method is based on approximation of a nonlinear model of the process by its external linear model with a structure obtained from simulated dynamic characteristics. The parameters of the external linear model are estimated using corresponding delta model. To derive of controllers, the polynomial approach is used. The procedure is tested on the nonlinear model of the process.