Patent Document ID: 20080071394
Application ID: 11978320
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer accessible memory medium that stores program instructions for model predictive control and optimization of a nonlinear process, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to implement: a parametric universal nonlinear dynamic approximator for predictive optimization or control of a nonlinear process, comprising: a parameterized dynamic model, operable to model the nonlinear process, wherein the parameterized dynamic model comprises one or more parameters that are not inputs or outputs of the nonlinear process; and a nonlinear approximator, operable to model dependencies of the one or more parameters of the parameterized dynamic model upon operating conditions of the nonlinear process; wherein the parametric universal nonlinear dynamic approximator is operable to predict process outputs necessary for predictive control and optimization of the nonlinear process by: operating the nonlinear approximator to: receive one or more process operating conditions, including one or more process inputs; and generate values for the one or more parameters of the parameterized dynamic model based on the process operating conditions; and operating the parameterized dynamic model to: receive the values of the one or more parameters; receive the one or more process inputs; generate one or more predicted process outputs based on the received one or more parameters and the received one or more process inputs; and store the one or more predicted process outputs.