Sensor adaptive fault tolerant control for non-linear processes

Abstract

Adaptive fault tolerant control of non-linear processes is an open problem. In this paper, on the basis of a strong tracking filter (STF), an approach to sensor adaptive fault tolerant generic model control for non-linear processes is proposed. When the process runs normally, Adaptive Generic Model Control (AGMC) based on parameter estimation is used to control non-linear time-varying processes. A sensor fault model is set up by introducing a bias vector into the output equation of the process. The bias vector is estimated on-line based on the STF during every control period. With the estimated sensor bias vector and the time-varying parameters, a fault detection mechanism is developed to supervise sensors. When a sensor fault is detected, AGMC will be switched to a state estimation and soft-sensor-based GMC. This strategy constitutes a sensor-adaptive fault tolerant generic model control for non-linear processes. Experimental results on a three-tank system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.