Model Predictive Control for Discrete-Event Systems with Soft and Hard
Synchronization Constraints
Reference
B. De Schutter and
T. van den Boom,
"Model Predictive Control for Discrete-Event Systems with Soft and
Hard Synchronization Constraints," Proceedings of the
Workshop on Max-Plus Algebras and Their Applications to Discrete-Event
Systems, Theoretical Computer Science, and Optimization,
Prague, Czech Republic, 6 pp., Aug. 2001.
Abstract
Max-plus-linear models can be used to model discrete-event systems
with only synchronization and no concurrency. The synchronization
constraints in max-plus-linear discrete-event systems are hard, i.e.,
they cannot be broken under any circumstance. We consider a class of
discrete-event systems with both hard and soft synchronization
constraints, i.e., if necessary, some synchronization conditions may
be broken, but then a penalty is incurred. We show that - after
introducing control variables - this leads to a max-plus-bilinear
model. Furthermore, we also show how the model predictive control
(MPC) framework can be extended to this class of discrete-event
systems.
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Bibtex entry
@inproceedings{DeSvan:00-20,
author={B. {D}e Schutter and T. van den Boom},
title={Model Predictive Control for Discrete-Event Systems with Soft and Hard
Synchronization Constraints},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Workshop on Max-Plus Algebras and Their
Applications to Discrete-Event Systems, Theoretical Computer Science, and
Optimization},
address={Prague, Czech Republic},
month=aug,
year={2001}
}
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