RBF-ARX model-based MPC strategies with application to a water tank system

Abstract A hybrid pseudo-linear RBF-ARX model that combines Gaussian radial basis function (RBF) networks and linear ARX model structure is utilized for representing the dynamic behavior of a class of smooth nonlinear and non-stationary systems. This model is locally linear at each working point and globally nonlinear within whole working range. Based on the structural characteristics of the RBF-ARX model, three receding horizon predictive control (RBF-ARX-MPC) strategies are designed: (1) the RBF-ARX-MPC algorithm based on single-point linearization (MPC-SPL); (2) the RBF-ARX-MPC algorithm based on multi-point linearization (MPC-MPL); and (3) the RBF-ARX-MPC algorithm based on globally nonlinear optimization (MPC-GNO). In the MPC-SPL, the future multi-step-ahead predictive output of the system is obtained based on the local linearization of the RBF-ARX model at only current working-point, while in the MPC-MPL the future long-term output prediction is obtained according to the future local characteristics from previous online optimization results of the RBF-ARX model based MPC. In the MPC-GNO, the globally nonlinear characteristics of the RBF-ARX model are fully used for online getting control variables of the MPC. Real-time control experiments for the three type MPCs are carried out on a water tank system, which are also compared with a classical PID control and a traditional linear ARX model-based MPC. The results verify that the modeling method and the model-based predictive control strategies are realizable and effective for the nonlinear and unstable system. Moreover, it is also shown that the MPC-GNO can obtain better control performance but need more computation time compared to the other MPCs, which makes it possible to be applied into some slowly varying processes.

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