ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL

PROCESS DYNAMICS & CONTROLLER TUNING :

Need for Process Control –PI Diagrams - Degrees of freedom - Linearization of nonlinear systems
Mathematical model of liquid level and thermal processes. Servo and regulator operation - Self
regulation- Tuning: Process reaction curve method, Continuous cycling method and Damped
oscillation method – Auto tuning

FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL:

Membership function – Knowledge base-Decision –making logic –Optimizations of membership

function using neural networks-Adaptive fuzzy systems-Introduction to generate to genetic
algorithm.

MODEL PREDECTIVE CONTROL

Introduction of Model predictive control-Multivariable control strategies, model forms for model
predictive control- Predictive control strategy, prediction model - closed loop properties of model
predictive control- MPC with integral action.

OPTIMAL CONTROL

Statement of optimal Control problem - problem formulation and forms of optimal control -
performance measures - various methods of optimization - Linear programming - nonlinear
programming.

ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS:

Control systems with multiple loops: Cascade control – Selective Control Systems –Split Range
Control – Feed forward control and Ratio Control - Adaptive and Inferential Control. Internal Model
Control

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