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The open loop optimal control (dynamic optimization) of distributed parameter systems is considered here. These problems are usually solved by the Control Vector Parameterization (CVP) approach, which transforms the original dynamic optimization method into an outer nonlinear programming problem, which requires the solution of an inner initial value problem (IVP). The solution of this IVP (set of...
The problem of simultaneous design and control optimization is discussed in this contribution. We consider a NLP-DAEs formulation of this problem, and we show how it can be solved using stochastic global optimization (GO) methods. In particular, we consider a medium complexity case study related with the integrated process design and control of a wastewater treatment plant. Parallel versions of several...
This work presents the theoretical design and the experimental validation of a real time optimisation logic for distributed parameter systems. This logic consists of a hierarchy of two layers. The upper layer is responsible of obtaining the optimal control profile by a suitable combination of the control vector parameterisation approach with a hybrid global-local optimiser and the use of reduced models...
The Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR) is a new airborne reflectometer being developed at Catalonia Polytechnic University (UPC) that uses Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to retrieve mainly altitude over sea, but also soil, ice and sea parameters such as soil moisture, vegetation water content, sea surface roughness and wind speed. It uses two frequency bands and two different...
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