NMPC-SOFAP 2007 Workshop Program
Time Day 1, Thursday (April 19):
08:40 AM Registration
09:20 AM Keynote lecture (chair: Z. Nagy)
Industrial application of predictive functional control
J. Richalet, founder of ADERSA, France; H. Luft, Degussa AG, Germany
10:00 AM Keynote lecture (chair: M. Diehl)
Applications of NMPC to industrial batch processes
T. S. Schei, Cybernetica AS, Norway
10:40 AM Coffee break
Session 1 – Theory and computational aspects (chair: J. Morris) :
11:00 AM A Global approach to feasibility and extensions for non linear processes
A.Rossiter, L. Shead, University of Sheffield
11:20 AM Non-linear non-square operability for MPC
L. Shead, A. Rossiter, University of Sheffield
11:40 AM Fast implementation of MPC using Set Membership approximation methodologies
M. Canale, L. Fagiano, M. Milanese, Polytechnical University of Torino, Iitaly
12:00 PM Lunch
01:20 PM Keynote lecture (chair: Z. Nagy)
Why is it worth thinking about “robust” in “robust model predictive control”
01:40 PM E. Kerrigan, Imperial College London, UK
Session 2 – NMPC in chemical engineering I (chair: A. Rossiter):
02:00 PM Nonlinear predictive control of E. Coli cultures
G. Hafidi, S. Tebbani, D. Dumur – Supélec, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
A. Vande Wouwer – Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium
02:20 PM An NMPC strategy for conversion targeting in a FCC pilot plant , Development and online implementation.
G. Bollas, I. Anastasiou, C. Ziogou, S. Voutetakis, P. Seferlis – CPERI, Thessaloniki, Greece
S. Papadopoulou – ATEI, Thessaloniki, Greece
02:40 PM Batch reactor swelling constrained level control
L. Simon, M. Introvigne, U. Fischer, K. Hungerbühler – ETH Zürich, Switzerland
03:00 PM An ultimate NMPC solution to the Tennessee Eastman Benchmark Problem?
P. Kühl, T. Kraus – IWR, University of Heidelberg, Germany
M. Diehl – OPTEC, KU Leuven, Belgium
03:20 PM Coffee break
Session 3 – Software and implementations (chair: W. Van Brempt ) :
04:00 PM A software solution for adaptive control vector parameterization for NMPC
A.Hartwich, K. Stockmann, W. Marquardt – RWTH Aachen University, Germany
04:20 PM MUSCOD-II and the Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Toolkit in a Nutshell
M. Diehl – OPTEC, KU Leuven, Belgium
04:40 PM OASES: Open-Source Implementation of the Online Active Set Strategy for Fast MPC
J. Ferreau – OPTEC, KU Leuven, Belgium
05:00 PM An open source and free software NMPC framework
P. Oliveira, A. Romanenko, J. Leal – Ciengis, Portugal
05:20 PM Software demonstrations
07:00 PM Dinner starts...
Time Day 2, Friday (April 20)
08:40 AM Keynote lecture (chair: P. Kühl)
Sensitivity-based NMPC with delayed optimization
V. Zavala, L. Biegler – Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Session 4 – Industrial applications (chair: T. Schei):
09:20 AM Model-based Control & Diagnostics for Automotive Catalytic Emission Control Systems
K. Muske, J. Peyton Jones, Villanova University, USA
09:40 AM Model predictive control for boiler start-up (BoilerMax)
R. Franke, K. Krüger, M. Rode, G. Sand – ABB AG, Germany
10:00 AM Applications and application aspects of NMPC – From simulation to industrial implementation via OptCon
Z. Nagy – Loughborough University
10:20 AM Challenges for the APC community: serving the unserved audience
W. Van Brempt, IPCOS, Belgium
10:40 AM Coffee break
11:00 AM Round table discussion “NMPC technology requirements in the process industry”
lead by Decoster/Kadam (ExxonMobil)
12:00 PM Lunch
01:20 PM Keynote lecture (chair: M. Diehl)
NMPC over networks with guaranteed stability
R. Findeisen – University of Stuttgart
Session 5 – NMPC in chemical engineering II (chair: L. Biegler):
02:00 PM MPC Applications in Discontinuous Polymerization Systems
D. Silva, N. Oliveira – University of Coimbra, Portugal
02:20 PM Nonlinear model predictive start-up control of a plate reactor
J. Jørgensen, S. Haugwitz
02:40 PM Efficient Moving Horizon State and Param. Estimation of Simulated Moving Bed Processes
A.Küpper, S. Engell – University of Dortmund, Germany
03:00 PM Towards Model Based process Performance monitoring
J. Morris – Newcastle University, UK
03:20 PM Coffee break
Session 6 – Non-standard applications (chair: K. Muske):
04:00 PM NMPC of glucose concentration in subjects with type 1 diabetes
L. Magni, D. Raimondo, G. De Nicolao – University of Pavia, Italy
C. Dalla Man, C. Cobelli – University of Padova, Italy; B. Kovatchev – University of Virginia USA
04:20 PM Model Predictive Control of a Manipulator Robot for Conveyor Tracking
M. Guilbert, P.-B. Wieber - INRIA Rhone Alpes, France
04:40 PM Relevance of MPC for Diesel engine control
P. Ortner – University of Linz, Austria
05:00 PM Coffee break
Session 7 – New methodologies (chair: R. Findeisen):
05:20 PM Robust NMPC based on parameterized feedback
B. Houska, A. Ilzhöfer – IWR, University of Heidelberg, Germany
05:40 PM Automatic Differentiation based NMPC of Satellites using magneto-torquers
Y. Cao – Cranfield University, UK; W.-H. Chen – Loughborough University, UK
06:00 PM Wrap-up by the organizers – End of the workshop