Patent Document ID: 7930045
Application ID: 12247132
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of controlling a set of process variables within a process, the method comprising: storing a set of process variable set points for the process variables; storing a process model for the process; receiving a set of measured process variable values for the process variables; implementing a multiple-input/multiple-output control procedure using the set of process variable set points and the set of measured process variable values to develop a control signal for use in controlling the process, including; using a first objective function and the stored process model to develop a feedforward control component, the first objective function using the set of process variable set points; using a second objective function and the stored process model to develop a feedback control component, the second objective function using the set of measured process variable values; and combining the feedforward control component and the feedback control component to produce the control signal; and using the control signal to control the set of process variables.