Various optimization problems in engineering and management are formulated as nonlinear
programming problems. Because of the nonconvexity nature of this kind of problems, no …

Chemical engineering applications have been a source of challenging optimization
problems for over 50 years. For many chemical process systems, detailed steady state and …

We extend recent work on nonlinear optimal control problems with integer restrictions on
some of the control functions (mixed-integer optimal control problems, MIOCP). We improve …

In model-based nonlinear optimal control switching decisions that can be optimized often
play an important role. Prominent examples of such hybrid systems are gear switches for …

The series Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage technology transfer
in control engineering. The rapid development of control technology has an impact on all …

Abstract Roger WH Sargent (1926–2018) was an unprecedented pioneer who foresaw the
role that mathematical and computational tools would have in chemical engineering. His …

This paper presents modeling and control of nonlinear hybrid systems using multiple
linearized models. Each linearized model is a local representation of all locations of the …

Many practical optimal control problems include discrete decisions. These may be either
time-independent parameters or time-dependent control functions as gears or valves that …

Achieving less than 1 ms end-to-end communication latency, required for certain 5G
services and use cases, is imposing severe technical challenges for the deployment of next …

We present a numerical method and results for a recently published benchmark problem
(Optim. Contr. Appl. Met. 2005; 26: 1–18; Optim. Contr. Appl. Met. 2006; 27 (3): 169–182) in …