Physical-model based control: Experiments with a stirred-tank heater

Abstract

In the pursuit of generic methods, control theory has become separated from its prime objective: the control of physical systems. These generic techniques have a wide range of applications yet do not easily allow inclusion of system specific information into the control design. There are two important categories for which the inclusion of system-specific information is important; partially-known systems and non-linear systems. Physical-Model Based Control (PMBC) is a novel approach to using such system-specific information. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the experimental application of PMBC to a partially-known nonlinear system. In so doing, the performance of the PMBC method ..