<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents a fast way of implementing nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) using the random shooting approach. Instead of calculating the optimal control sequence by solving the NMPC problem as a nonlinear programming (NLP) problem, which is time consuming, a sub-optimal, but feasible, sequence of control inputs is determined randomly. To minimize the induced sub-optimality, numerous random control sequences are selected and the one that yields the smallest cost is selected. By means of a motivating case study we demonstrate that the random shooting-based approach is superior, from a computational point of view, to state-of-the-art NLP solvers, and features a low level of sub-optimality. The case study involves a continuous stirred tank reactor where a fast multi-component chemical reaction takes place.</p></abstract>

This paper presents a fast way of implementing nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) using the random shooting approach. Instead of calculating the optimal control sequence by solving the NMPC problem as a nonlinear programming (NLP) problem, which is time consuming, a sub-optimal, but feasible, sequence of control inputs is determined randomly. To minimize the induced sub-optimality, numerous random control sequences are selected and the one that yields the smallest cost is selected. By means of a motivating case study we demonstrate that the random shooting-based approach is superior, from a computational point of view, to state-of-the-art NLP solvers, and features a low level of sub-optimality. The case study involves a continuous stirred tank reactor where a fast multi-component chemical reaction takes place.

Fast nonlinear model predictive control of a chemical reactor: a random shooting approach

Department of Information Engineering and Process Control Institute of Information Engineering, Automation, and Mathematics FCFT STU in Bratislava

Acta Chimica Slovaca

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This paper presents a fast way of implementing nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) using the random shooting approach. Instead of calculating the optimal...

Fast nonlinear model predictive control of a chemical reactor: a random shooting approach

Published Online: Dec 19, 2018

Page range: 175 - 181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acs-2018-0025

Keywords
nonlinear model predictive control, random shooting, continuous stirred tank reactor

© 2018 Peter Bakaráč et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fast nonlinear model predictive control of a chemical reactor: a random shooting approach

Published Online: Dec 19, 2018

Page range: 175 - 181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acs-2018-0025

Keywordsnonlinear model predictive control, random shooting, continuous stirred tank reactor

© 2018 Peter Bakaráč et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
nonlinear model predictive control, random shooting, continuous stirred tank reactor