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380 R.D. BartusiakOperators <strong>and</strong> process engineers must have sufficient underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> trustin the NLMPC application for it to be sustained at full effectiveness. This need isparticularly acute when the NLMPC is controlling a unit where only SISO controlsexisted before. Pre-commissioning training; timely, process-relevant explanations<strong>of</strong> controller behavior; <strong>and</strong> what-if simulation studies are some measuresthat can increase underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> trust.Closing RemarksNLMPC is practical in industrial service. We have no doubt that the processcontrol community – academics, vendors, <strong>and</strong> operating companies – will continuouslyimprove on the technology described or surveyed in this paper. Dogmaon the choice between fundamental <strong>and</strong> empirical models used across-the-boardfor NLMPC is doomed to be erroneous. NLMPC is set to be the platform for optimalcontrol <strong>of</strong> feed- or product flexible manufacturing processes characterizedby significant nonlinearities.AcknowledgementsThe principal contributors to the work described in this paper include Robert W.Fontaine, Carl O. Schwanke, <strong>and</strong> Arul R. Gomatam. Other contributors to Exxon-Mobil Chemicals’ NLMPC work are listed in [28]. The author is grateful to WilliamF. Floyd for comments that helped converge the topics to be included in this paper,<strong>and</strong> to Christopher E. Long for highlighting points requiring clarification.References[1] Choi KY, Ray WH (1985) Chem Eng Sci (1985) 40:2261-2279.[2] Peterson T, Hern<strong>and</strong>ez E, Arkun Y, Schork J (1992) Chem Eng Sci. 47:737-753.[3] Bartusiak RD, Georgakis CG, Reilly MJ (1988) Chem Eng Sci 44:1837-1851.[4] Li WC, Biegler LT (1988) Ind & Eng Chem Res. 27:1421-1433.[5] Bartusiak RD, Fontaine RW (1997) Feedback method for controlling nonlinearprocesses. U.S. Patent 5,682,309.[6] Bequette BW (1991) Ind Eng Chem Res 30:1391-1413.[7] Findeisen RH, Allgower F(2000) <strong>Nonlinear</strong> model predictive control for index-oneDAE systems. In: Allgower F, Zheng A (eds) <strong>Nonlinear</strong> <strong>Model</strong> <strong>Predictive</strong> Control.Birkhauser Verlag, Basel.[8] Qin SJ, Badgwell TA (2000) An overview <strong>of</strong> nonlinear model predictive controlapplications. In: Allgower F, Zheng A (eds) <strong>Nonlinear</strong> <strong>Model</strong> <strong>Predictive</strong> Control.Birkhauser Verlag, Basel.[9] Qin SJ, Badgwell TA (2003) Control Eng Practice 11:733-764.[10] Saffer DR, Doyle FJ (2004) Comp & Chem Eng. 41:2749-2793.[11] Snow WP, Emigholz KF, Zhu Y (2001) Petroleum Technology Quarterly. 02:97-101.[12] Martinsen F, Biegler LT, Foss BA (2004) J Proc Control. 14:853-865.[13] Lee JH, Morari M, Garcia CE (1994) Automatica. 30:707-717.

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