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Controller Tuning for Univariable Processes
In this chapter, a simple controller tuning statement by means of the multiobjective optimization design procedure is given. The aim of this chapter is to show a basic example in controller tuning and to focus...
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Comparing Control Structures from a Multiobjective Perspective
This chapter will illustrate the tools presented in previous chapters for the analysis and comparison of different design concepts. In particular, three different control structures (PI, PID and GPC) will be c...
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The ABB’2008 Control Benchmark: A Flexible Manipulator
In this chapter, a digital controller is tuned for the control benchmark proposed in 2008 by the ABB group at the 17th IFAC World Congress via multiobjective optimization. In some instances, a more realistic e...
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Multiobjective Optimization Design Procedure for Controller Tuning of a Peltier Cell Process
In this chapter a Peltier cell is used for cooling and freezing purposes. The main challenge from the control point of view is to guarantee the setpoint response performance for both tasks despite the process ...
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Multiobjective Optimization Design Procedure for an Aircraft’s Flight Control System
In this chapter, the multiobjective optimization design procedure will be used to tune the autopilot controllers for an autonomous Kadett ...
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Controller Tuning for Multivariable Processes
In this chapter, a multivariable controller is tuned by means of a multiobjective optimization design procedure. For this design problem, several specifications are given, regarding individual control loops an...
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The ACC’1990 Control Benchmark: A Two-Mass-Spring System
In this chapter, controllers with different complexity for the control benchmark proposed in 1990 at the American Control Conference will be tuned using a multiobjective optimization design procedure. The aim ...
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The 2012 IFAC Control Benchmark: An Industrial Boiler Process
In this chapter, a multiobjective optimization design procedure is applied to the multivariable version of the Boiler Control Problem, defined in 2nd IFAC Conference on Advances in PID Control, 2012. The chapt...
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Multiobjective Optimization Design Procedure for Controller Tuning of a TRMS Process
In this chapter, the multiobjective optimization design procedure will be used in order to tune the controller of a Twin Rotor MIMO System (TRMS). For such process, a many-objectives optimization instance is t...
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Background on Multiobjective Optimization for Controller Tuning
In this chapter a background on multiobjective optimization and a review on multiobjective optimization design procedures within the context of control systems and the controller tuning problem are provided. F...
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Motivation: Multiobjective Thinking in Controller Tuning
Throughout this chapter, we intend to provide a multiobjective awareness of the controller tuning problem. Beyond the fact that several objectives and requirements must be fulfilled by a given controller, we will...
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Tools for the Multiobjective Optimization Design Procedure
In this chapter, tools for the evolutionary multiobjective optimization process and the multicriteria decision making stage to be used throughout this book (as a reference) are presented. Regarding the optimiz...