Highly dissipative nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) are widely employed to
describe the system dynamics of industrial spatially distributed processes (SDPs). In this …

A controller is designed for the tokamak safety factor profile that takes real-time-varying
operational and physics limits into account. This so-called model predictive controller (MPC) …

The E1-disturbance-attenuation approach to robust control has been an active research
area since the 80th of the last century. If confined to linear systems, this approach is fully …

This paper addresses the approximate optimal control problem for a class of parabolic
partial differential equation (PDE) systems with nonlinear spatial differential operators. An …

Precise and efficient control strategies of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems need detailed and dynamic indoor environment information, which is hardly …

We consider the optimal tracking problem for a divergent‐type parabolic PDE system, which
can be used to model the spatial‐temporal evolution of the magnetic diffusion process in a …

One of the most promising devices for realizing power production through nuclear fusion is
the tokamak. To maximize performance, it is preferable that tokamak reactors achieve …

DIII-D experimental results are reported to demonstrate the potential of physics-model-
based safety factor profile control for robust and reproducible sustainment of advanced …

Many challenging plasma control problems still need to be addressed in order for the ITER
plasma control system (PCS) to be able to maintain the plasma within a predefined …

Two key properties that are often used to define a plasma operating scenario in nuclear
fusion tokamak devices are the current and electron temperature (T e) profiles due to their …