Hierarchical hybrid control of a multiproduct batch plant

Authors:	Moor Thomas, Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany Raisch Joerg, Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg, Germany
Topic:	1.3 Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems
Session:	Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems I
Keywords:	hierarchical control, hybrid systems, supervisory control synthesis, multiproduct batch process.

Abstract

This contribution demonstrates the potential of a hierarchical hybrid control framework developed in a previous paper (Moor et al., 2003) by applying it to a specific process control example. The example is the control of a multiproduct batch plant with both continuous and discrete inputs. The control problem is to produce a desired amount of each product with minimal operating costs while observing safety and quality requirements.