Process control and optimization technique using immunological concepts

摘要

The system has an optimizer communicatively coupled to a controller, and developing a set of target control signal values. An optimization unit is communicatively coupled to a memory, and uses a set of process control states to develop a series of target control signal values. A response unit responds to the change in a current process state condition by selecting the set of process control states to produce a new set of target control signal values for use by the controller in response to the change in the current process state condition. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method for controlling a process (2) a method for optimizing an operation of a process.