Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Towards New Challenging Applications

Front Matter....Pages -
Input-to-State Stability: A Unifying Framework for Robust Model Predictive Control....Pages 1-26
Self-optimizing Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control....Pages 27-40
Set Theoretic Methods in Model Predictive Control....Pages 41-54
Adaptive Robust MPC: A Minimally-Conservative Approach....Pages 55-67
Enlarging the Terminal Region of NMPC with Parameter-Dependent Terminal Control Law....Pages 69-78
Model Predictive Control with Control Lyapunov Function Support....Pages 79-87
Further Results on “Robust MPC Using Linear Matrix Inequalities”....Pages 89-98
LMI-Based Model Predictive Control for Linear Discrete-Time Periodic Systems....Pages 99-108
Receding Horizon Control for Linear Periodic Time-Varying Systems Subject to Input Constraints....Pages 109-117
Optimizing Process Economic Performance Using Model Predictive Control....Pages 119-138
Hierarchical Model Predictive Control of Wiener Models....Pages 139-152
Multiple Model Predictive Control of Nonlinear Systems....Pages 153-165
Stabilizing Nonlinear Predictive Control over Nondeterministic Communication Networks....Pages 167-179
Distributed Model Predictive Control System Design Using Lyapunov Techniques....Pages 181-194
Stabilization of Networked Control Systems by Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: A Set Invariance Approach....Pages 195-204
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Resource Allocation in the Management of Intermodal Container Terminals....Pages 205-213
Predictive Power Control of Wireless Sensor Networks for Closed Loop Control....Pages 215-224
On Polytopic Approximations of Systems with Time-Varying Input Delays....Pages 225-233
A Vector Quantization Approach to Scenario Generation for Stochastic NMPC....Pages 235-248
Successive Linearization NMPC for a Class of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems....Pages 249-262
Sequential Monte Carlo for Model Predictive Control....Pages 263-273
An NMPC Approach to Avoid Weakly Observable Trajectories....Pages 275-284
State Estimation and Fault Tolerant Nonlinear Predictive Control of an Autonomous Hybrid System Using Unscented Kalman Filter....Pages 285-293
Design of a Robust Nonlinear Receding-Horizon Observer - First-Order and Second-Order Approximations....Pages 295-304
State Estimation in Nonlinear Model Predictive Control, Unscented Kalman Filter Advantages....Pages 305-313
MPC for Tracking of Constrained Nonlinear Systems....Pages 315-323
A Flatness-Based Iterative Method for Reference Trajectory Generation in Constrained NMPC....Pages 325-333
Nonlinear Model Predictive Path-Following Control....Pages 335-343
A Survey on Explicit Model Predictive Control....Pages 345-369
Explicit Approximate Model Predictive Control of Constrained Nonlinear Systems with Quantized Input....Pages 371-380
Parametric Approach to Nonlinear Model Predictive Control....Pages 381-389
Efficient Numerical Methods for Nonlinear MPC and Moving Horizon Estimation....Pages 391-417
Nonlinear Programming Strategies for State Estimation and Model Predictive Control....Pages 419-432
A Framework for Monitoring Control Updating Period in Real-Time NMPC Schemes....Pages 433-445
Practical Issues in Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Real-Time Optimization and Systematic Tuning....Pages 447-460
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control via Set Membership Approximation: An Overview....Pages 461-470
Fast Nonlinear Model Predictive Control with an Application in Automotive Engineering....Pages 471-480
Unconstrained NMPC Based on a Class of Wiener Models: A Closed Form Solution....Pages 481-490
An Off-Line MPC Strategy for Nonlinear Systems Based on SOS Programming....Pages 491-499
NMPC for Propofol Drug Dosing during Anesthesia Induction....Pages 501-509
Spacecraft Rate Damping with Predictive Control Using Magnetic Actuators Only....Pages 511-520
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a Water Distribution Canal Pool....Pages 521-529
Swelling Constrained Control of an Industrial Batch Reactor Using a Dedicated NMPC Environment: OptCon ....Pages 531-539
An Application of Receding-Horizon Neural Control in Humanoid Robotics....Pages 541-550
Particle Swarm Optimization Based NMPC: An Application to District Heating Networks....Pages 551-559
Explicit Receding Horizon Control of Automobiles with Continuously Variable Transmissions....Pages 561-569
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