Patent Document ID: 20140207257
Application ID: 14127003
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Claim One:
1. A method for generating a control variable during each of a plurality of control instants k, said control variable to be applied to an apparatus which carries out a process with at least one input variable and at least one output variable, said apparatus varying one of said variables, at least one input variable according with the value of said control variable, said method guiding said output variable towards an output set point, said method comprising the steps of: (A) Generating a derivative variable from said output variable; (B) Generating a future desired trajectory for driving said output variable towards said output set point with a desired dynamic; (C) Computing from said desired trajectory a derivative set point for said derivative variable; (D) Using a model based advanced controller for said derivative variable for computing said control variable that will drive said derivative variable to said derivative set point and, as a consequence, said output variable towards said desired trajectory. (E) Applying said control variable in a manner which will cause said apparatus to vary one of said variables, at least one input variable in accordance therewith.