Traffic cycle time’, s optimization and route control at urban traffic intersections is an important and complex issue in situations where the network is facing uncertainty. In this paper, a new method for obtaining the optimal traffic signal for the urban traffic network is presented which one of the important features of the proposed method is that uncertain traffic demands are taken into account. For this purpose, among all proposed models for the urban traffic network, a model with the uncertainty is selected, and designs a robust model predictive control for this. Besides, to overcome the complexity of online computing, multi-parametric programming has been used to solve the model offline, and the designed controller has been analyzed using traffic data. The results show that while meeting many of the network needs, the proposed control scheme may reduce the amount of online computing, which makes it possible to use it in real urban traffic networks.

This paper proposes a novel structure of model predictive control algorithm for piecewise affine systems as a particular class of hybrid systems. Due to the time consuming and computational complexity of online optimization problem in MPC algorithm, the explicit form of MPC which is called Explicit MPC (EMPC) is applied in order to control of buck converter. Since the EMPC solves the optimization problem only once and in offline manner, this strategy is suitable for hybrid systems with fast dynamics. As opposed to typical EMPC that is uses only the first element of optimal input vector, the proposed strategy uses all entries of the control sequence with optimal weighting factors. In proposed EMPC, two separate optimization problems are solved at each algorithm step. The first one is related to EMPC optimization problem and the second optimization problem is concerned to finding optimal weighting factors so as to minimize the error signal at each step. The convergence property of the proposed EMPC towards to the desired value has been proved and the simulation results shows the better performance of the proposed EMPC strategy than the typical one, if the weighting factors and control horizons are adjusted properly.

Unfalsified Adaptive Control (UAC) is a recently proposed robust adaptive control strategy. In this paper, the UAC principles and algorithms are reviewed and Multi-Model UAC is followed as an intermediate between UAC and multiple model control. Different approaches in UAC and MMUAC are studied. Also, Multi-Model Unfalsified Generalized Predictive control (MMUGPC) is proposed, which is a new control design strategy in the UAC framework. For an uncertain system, by utilizing several generalized predictive controllers and discrete switching between them with unfalsified control, a new structure is proposed and appropriate equations are derived. Simulation results show the effectiveness of proposed Multi-Model Unfalsified Generalized Predictive control.

Model predictive controller is widely used in industrial plants. Uncertainty is one of the critical issues in real systems. In this paper, the direct adaptive Simplified Model Predictive Control (SMPC) is proposed for unknown or time varying plants with uncertainties. By estimating the plant step response in each sample, the controller is designed and the controller coefficients are directly calculated. The proposed method is validated via simulations for both slow and fast time varying systems. Simulation results indicate the controller ability for tracking references in the presence of plant’s time varying parameters. In addition, an analytical tuning method for adjusting prediction horizon is proposed based on optimization of the objective function. It leads to a simple formula including the model parameters, and an indirect adaptive controller can be designed based on the analytical formula. Simulation results indicate a better performance for the tuned controller. Finally, experimental tests are performed to show the effectiveness of the proposed methodologies.

In this paper autonomous modification of satellite attitude in its orbit is implemented for low earth orbit satellites using Model Predictive Control. MPC minimizes force which applying on the thrusters subject to hard constraints on the control input and output of the system. Here Clohessy-Wilshire equations are utilized by consideration of main disturbance of low orbits such as Atmospheric Drag and Non-Spherical earth disturbance for the design of MPC. The result of simulation proves that this MPC can amend the difference between the linear and non-linear mathematical models of the satellite. In addition, not only orbital disturbances are compensated but also the satellite maintained in orbit with high accuracy. For performance evaluation of this MPC method, A Linear Quadratic Regulator is realized for Orbit's autonomous control; the result of these two methods demonstrated that fuel consummation and control effort in MPC manner is considerably less than LQR method.

Flight simulators as an integral component of today aviation industry, play an important role in training the pilots and development of the new equipment. Optimal motion cueing beside the positive characteristics of easy computation and implementation, due to limited performance in keeping the motion system within the workspace in complex maneuvers, is faced with serious obstacles. Predictive control method featured with inherent capabilities of dealing with constraints on inputs and state variables, while maintaining the high quality of the output, is faced with progressive development. The task of model predictive control is solving the optimal problem over the control horizon to accommodate the feasible movement of the flight simulator by decreasing as could as the difference of the perception of motion between the pilots in real vehicle and the simulator. This approach is based on minimizing the quadratic cost function incorporating the sensation of motion, the motion system configuration related state variables as well as input control signal. Although in this method, the design of washout filters are not needed. In this article, the systematic design of motion cueing algorithm based on model predictive control is described and its performance in comparison with optimal washout filter cueing method is illustrated. The proposed motion cueing method posing with much limited and smoother movements in surge-pitch maneuver tends to efficiently maintaining the motion system with in its workspace while preserving the same sense of motion. This results in increasing the capabilities of the motion system to be employed in much complex maneuvers.

Typical production objectives in distillation process require the delivery of products whose compositions meet certain specifications. The distillation control system, therefore, must hold product compositions as near the set points as possible in faces of upset. In this project, inferential model predictive control, that utilizes an artificial neural network estimator and model predictive controller, is developed for an industrial multicomponent distillation column. First, composition control by direct measuring composition is used. This method because of large sampling delay has a poor performance. The selection of the temperature measurement points is done for indirect control of the column. The use of temperature loop leads to an offset in the composition, due to the fact that the temperature set-point must be changed when feed disturbances occurred. An artificial neural network estimator is designed to estimate the product compositions from tray temperature measurements. A model predictive controller is used to control column composition based on composition estimates. The performance of the developed inferential model predictive control system is tested for set-point tracking and load rejection.

In this article closed-loop behavior of non-linear unstable systems using model predictive control has been investigated. Closed-loop stability in presence of input constraint is discussed and related theorems have been stated. Two cases are considered. First it is assumed that all states are available and thereafter stability based on application of observer has been investigated. Since closed-loop performance is affected by the observer rate of convergence, in the second case, a high gain observer has been used and effect of observer gain on the system performance has been demonstrated.

Drum boilers consume is one of the most important equipment of the thermal power plants in many countries and are widely used in industrial process applications. A boiler-turbine unit is a typical multivariable industrial control system in power plant. The boiler is so manufactured that the drum level must be in the specified range. Output constraints are an important challenge in boiler drum systems to have safety and efficient operation. In this paper, the problem of state space model predictive control for a constrained nonlinear boiler drum systems is investigated. Predictive control is a highly efficient and strong method since its control performance has been reported to be best among other conventional techniques to control the multivariable dynamical plants with various inputs and outputs constraints. Simulation results demonstrate the satisfactory performance and effectiveness of this method and compatibility with practical implementation in boiler.

Fast and accurate transient response is the main requirement in electric machine position control. Conventional cascade control structure has sluggish response due to the limitation of inner control loop bandwidth. In this paper, in order to decrease the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) transient response time it can be used reference model using feed-forward signals. In this structure, feed-forward signals generated by simplified model of permanent magnet synchronous motor. In this paper, feed-forward signals generated are emplyed in model predictive control; which are combined with conventional cascade control structure. Using this approach, a fast transient response and satisfactory tracking ability will be guaranteed. The proposed method is compared with the model reference method and conventional cascade structure. Simulation results showed a good performance of proposed method related to both methods. Verification of simulation results were carried out by experimental results.