Output regulation of a class of unstructured models of continuous bioreactors: steady-state approaches

This article deals with the output regulation of continuous bioreactors in the face of constant disturbances and inverse dynamics. Nonlinear controllers developed on the basis of approximate equilibrium manifolds can almost attenuate measurable or unmeasurable disturbances on the output. This nonlinear feed-forward/feedback control framework without any tuning parameters can be directly implemented to strictly nonlinear systems. Under dynamic actuator constraints and the availability of only output signals for use in the control law, closed-loop simulations demonstrate that the proposed control techniques are superior to a nonlinear PI control scheme based on the identified Hammerstein model.

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