METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SELF-ORGANIZING ACTUATION AND CONTROL

摘要

A Self-Organizing Process Control Architecture is introduced with a Sensing Layer, Control Layer, Actuation Layer, Process Layer, as well as Self-Organizing Sensors (SOS), Self-Organizing Actuators (SOA), and Self-Organizing Actuation and Control Units (SOACU). The method and apparatus of SOA and SOACU for process control are presented. A control system as a case example for a gas mixing process is described using the unique SOA and SOACU approaches. A 2x1 Robust MFA (Model-Free Adaptive) controller as a key component of the SOACU is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A self-organizing process control system, comprising:
a) a control layer that includes one or multiple automatic controllers for controlling various process variables; b) a sensing layer that includes one or multiple sensors for measuring various process variables; c) an actuation layer that includes one or multiple actuators that take control command signals from the controllers and manipulate certain process inputs or manipulated variables; d) a process layer that includes physical processes or systems with inputs and outputs that have dynamic relationships; e) one or more of a self-organizing sensor (SOS) and a self-organizing actuator (SOA); and f) one or more self-organizing actuation and control units (SOACUs).