We consider the problem of designing distributed controllers for a class of systems which
can be obtained from the interconnection of a number of identical subsystems. If the state …

Sheet and film processes include polymer film extrusion, coating processes of many types,
paper manufacturing, sheet metal rolling, and plate glass manufacture. Identification …

Sheet and film processes include coating, papermaking, metal rolling, and polymer film
extrusion. Products produced by these processes include paper, bumper stickers, plastic …

A one-dimensional physically motivated dynamic model of a twin-screw extruder for reactive
extrusion has been developed. This model predicts the transient and stationary behavior of …

We consider the problem of designing controllers for spatially-varying interconnected
systems distributed in one spatial dimension. The matrix structure of such systems can be …

The present thesis is the result of my work at the Institute of System Dynamics and Control at
the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. My thanks go to Prof …

In this thesis, practical techniques for analyzing, tuning and implementing an industrial
model predictive controller (MPC) for paper machine cross-directional (CD) processes are …

Many advances in the development of nano and microchemical systems have occurred in
the last decade. These systems have significant associated identification and control …

A genetic algorithm is applied to the automatic synthesis of decentralized MIMO control
systems incorporating both feedback and feedforward components. The design approach …

A MIMO antiwindup strategy for cross-directional control of web forming processes is
presented. The scheme relies on a basis function expansion of the system interaction matrix …