Predictive Control with Chosen Changes of Control Actions
Prof. Milan Hofreiter
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Republic
Abstract: The article presents a new and simple predictive control method applicable to control both linear and nonlinear common industrial processes. The method does not rely on complex optimization algorithms and is suitable for controlling single-input and single-output dynamical systems. A predictive controller operating according to the above method can serve as a universal replacement for classic PID controllers in industrial practice, if we know the controlled system's model. Several examples demonstrate the performance of the predictive algorithm.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Milan Hofreiter received the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1975, and 1982, respectively. From 1975 to 1993, he was a Research Engineer with the State Research Institute of Glass in Prague. From 1993 to 1998, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Automatic Control, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague. From 1998 to 2005, he was an Associate Professor, at the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague. Since 2005 he has been a Professor at the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
His research interests include system identification, automatic control, and fault diagnosis. He is the author of three textbooks, more than 60 articles and holds seven patents.