MPC in systems with continuous and discrete control inputs

In this paper we point out potential problems in systems where both logic and continuous control influence a continuous plant. We also propose model predictive control (MPC) based approaches for handling the problems. Simulations on a simple but nontrivial plant support the discussion.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olav Slupphaug, Jostein Vada, Bjarne A. Foss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Society of Automatic Control 1998-10-01
Series:Modeling, Identification and Control
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Online Access:http://www.mic-journal.no/PDF/1998/MIC-1998-4-1.pdf