Boundary optimal (LQ) control of coupled hyperbolic PDEs and ODEs

  • Authors:
  • Amir Alizadeh Moghadam;Ilyasse Aksikas;Stevan Dubljevic;J. Fraser Forbes

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada;Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada and Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar;Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada;Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

This contribution addresses the development of a linear quadratic (LQ) regulator for a set of hyperbolic PDEs coupled with a set of ODEs through the boundary. The approach is based on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert state-space description of the system and the well-known operator Riccati equation (ORE). In order to solve the optimal control problem, the ORE is converted to a set of matrix Riccati equations. The feedback operator is found by solving the resulting matrix Riccati equations. The performance of the designed control policy is assessed by applying it to a system of interconnected continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a plug flow reactor (PFR) through a numerical simulation.