Agent-Based Control of Discrete Spatially Distributed Systems
| Authors: | Tatara Eric, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
Birol Inanc, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
Teymour Fouad, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States
Cinar Ali, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States |
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| Topic: | 6.1 Chemical Process Control |
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| Session: | Control of Networks and Plants |
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| Keywords: | Intelligent Agents, Agent-Based Control, Hybrid Control |
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Abstract
From a control system perspective, spatially distributed systems offer challenges, due to their distributed nature, nonlinearity, and high order. In addition, the control structure for these spatially distributed networks combine discrete and distributed components. A hierarchical, agent-based control structure is presented whereby local control objectives may be changed in order to achieve the global control objective. The performance of the hierarchical agent-based control approach is illustrated in a case study where the interaction front between two competing autocatalytic species is moved from one spatial configuration to another. The multi-agent control system is able to effectively explore the parameter space of the network and intelligently manipulate the network flow rates such that the desired spatial distribution of species is achieved.
