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Controlling Distributed Hyperbolic Plants 441Fig. 3 shows the mirror efficiency estimate, ˆα(t) as a function <strong>of</strong> time. Thisvariable starts from the initial estimate provided by the designer <strong>and</strong> convergesto an almost constant value after 2 hours. There are only minor changes <strong>of</strong> ˆα(t)induced by the steps in the reference.5 Discussion <strong>and</strong> ConclusionsAdaptive nonlinear receding horizon control <strong>of</strong> plants described by hyperbolicPDEs has been addressed using a novel approach which combines the OrthogonalCollocation Method, Receding Horizon Control <strong>and</strong> parameter estimation. Theapproach has been tested in a detailed model <strong>of</strong> a distributed collector solar field.The interest <strong>of</strong> the work reported is tw<strong>of</strong>old: First, it provides an approachwhich can be used in a class <strong>of</strong> plants <strong>of</strong> technological interest. Furthermore, itpresents a case study on adaptive nonlinear receding horizon control, illustratinghow recent algorithms may be applied to distributed parameter plants withtransport phenomena.References[1] Adetola, V. <strong>and</strong> M. Guay, “Adaptive receding horizon control <strong>of</strong> nonlinear systems´´,Proc. 6th IFAC Symp. on <strong>Nonlinear</strong> Control Systems – NOLCOS 2004,Stuttgart Germany, 1055-1060, (2004).[2] Barão M., Lemos J. M. <strong>and</strong> Silva, R. N., ”Reduced complexity adaptative nonlinearcontrol <strong>of</strong> a distributed collector solar field”, J. <strong>of</strong> Process Control, 12, 131-141,(2002).[3] Camacho, E., M. Berenguel <strong>and</strong> F. Rubio, Advanced Control <strong>of</strong> Solar Plants, NewYork: Springer Verlag (1997).[4] Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, P. D., <strong>Nonlinear</strong> <strong>and</strong> Robust Control <strong>of</strong> PDE Systems, Birkhauser,(2001).[5] Dochain, D., J. P. Babary <strong>and</strong> Tali-Maamar, “<strong>Model</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> adaptive control <strong>of</strong>nonlinear distributed parameter bioreactors via orthogonal collocation´´, Automatica,28, 873-883, (1992).[6] Dubljevic, S., P. Mhaskar, N. H. El-Farra <strong>and</strong> P. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides, ” <strong>Predictive</strong>Control <strong>of</strong> Transport-Reactioon Processes”, Comp. <strong>and</strong> Chem. Eng., 29, 2335-2345, (2005).[7] Mhaskar, P., N. H. El-Farra <strong>and</strong> Pd. D. Christ<strong>of</strong>ides (2005). ”<strong>Predictive</strong> Control<strong>of</strong> Switched <strong>Nonlinear</strong> Systems With Scheduled Mode Transitions”, IEEE Trans.Autom. Control, 50, 1670-1680, (2005).[8] Primbs, J. A., V. Nevistić <strong>and</strong>J.Doyle,A Receding Generalization <strong>of</strong> PointwiseMin-Norm Controllers, citeseer.nj.nec.com, (1998).[9] Shang, H., J. F. Forbes <strong>and</strong> M. Guay, ”<strong>Model</strong> <strong>Predictive</strong> Control for QuasilinearHyperbolic Distributed Parameter Systems”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 43, 2140-2149, (2004).[10] Silva, R. N., J. M. Lemos <strong>and</strong> L. M. Rato, “Variable sampling adaptive control <strong>of</strong>a distributed collector solar field”, IEEE Trans. Control Syst. Tech., 11, 765-772,(2003).[11] Sontag, E., Mathematical Control Theory Springer-Verlag, 2nd Ed., (1998).

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