An outlook on robust model predictive control algorithms: Reflections on performance and computational aspects

MB Saltık, L Özkan, JHA Ludlage, S Weiland… - Journal of Process …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we discuss the model predictive control algorithms that are tailored for
uncertain systems. Robustness notions with respect to both deterministic (or set based) and …

[HTML][HTML] Process intensification by model-based design of tailor-made reactors

H Freund, J Maußner, M Kaiser, M Xie - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The most recent work in the field of model-based design of catalytic reactors with a special
focus on the multi-level reactor design (MLRD) methodology is reviewed. The key idea of …

An efficient method for stochastic optimal control with joint chance constraints for nonlinear systems

JA Paulson, A Mesbah - International Journal of Robust and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stochastic model predictive control hinges on the online solution of a stochastic optimal
control problem. This paper presents a computationally efficient solution method for …

Stochastic trajectory optimization for 6-DOF spacecraft autonomous rendezvous and docking with nonlinear chance constraints

Y Zhang, M Cheng, B Nan, S Li - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the problem of stochastic trajectory planning for 6-DOF spacecraft
close proximity in the presence of external disturbances and initial state uncertainties …

Global self-optimizing control with active-set changes: A polynomial chaos approach

L Ye, Y Cao, S Yang - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Global self-optimizing control (gSOC) aims to identify optimal controlled variables (CVs) that
minimize the average economic cost when uncertainties vary in the whole distribution …

Reliable, robust, and resilient system design framework with application to wastewater-treatment plant control

C Sweetapple, G Fu, D Butler - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a framework for reliable, robust, and resilient system design, addressing
the need for acceptable performance not only to be provided under expected conditions, but …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic optimization of biological networks under parametric uncertainty

P Nimmegeers, D Telen, F Logist, JV Impe - BMC systems biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Micro-organisms play an important role in various industrial sectors (including
biochemical, food and pharmaceutical industries). A profound insight in the biochemical …

Hybrid intelligence assisted sample average approximation method for chance constrained dynamic optimization

X Zhou, X Wang, T Huang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Realistic industrial process is usually a dynamic process with uncertainty. Chance
constraints are applicable to industrial process modeling under uncertain conditions, where …

Violation-aware contextual Bayesian optimization for controller performance optimization with unmodeled constraints

W Xu, CN Jones, B Svetozarevic, CR Laughman… - Journal of Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
We study the problem of performance optimization of closed-loop control systems with
unmodeled dynamics. Bayesian optimization (BO) has been demonstrated to be effective for …

Optimization under uncertainty in chemical engineering: Comparative evaluation of unscented transformation methods and cubature rules

J Maußner, H Freund - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Model-based optimization under consideration of uncertainty is an important and
active research topic. In order to handle uncertain model and process parameters for the …