FLOW - Advanced Control of Processes with Transport Phenomena
- Universidade de Évora(líder)
- INESC -Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores(parceiro)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa(parceiro)
Summary
The FLOW project aims the development of Advanced Non-Linear and Adaptive Control methodologies for distributed parameter systems with transport phenomena. These methods are to be applied in different case studies such as (i) the control of car density in highway traffic flow and; (ii) the control of water flow in a water distribution channel system; (iii) the control of temperature in large-scale distributed heat-exchangers.
Although these applications can be viewed as quite different in their essence, they share an important common characteristic, as the three of them can be modelled by a hyperbolic partial differential equation (PDE) resulting from the natural transport phenomena. This forms a strong common basis for control. Examples of large-scale heat-exchangers include superheated steam in thermoelectric power plants and distributed collector solar fields. In both cases the dynamics are affected by the flow.
Goals, activities and expected/achieved results
1) Development of advanced Adaptive and Nonlinear control methodologies for distributed parameter systems with transport phenomena.
2) Demonstration of these methodologies in 3 case studies relative to the control of car density in highway traffic low management; the control of water flow in a water distribution channel system; and temperature control in arge-scale distributed heat-exchangers.
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