DFG Research Collaboration
"Optimization Based Control of Chemical Processes"

Publications

Publications within the DFG Research Collaboration

• L. Wirsching, H.J. Ferreau, H.G. Bock and M. Diehl.
  An Online Active Set Strategy for Fast Adjoint Based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control.
  Submitted to Proceedings of the NOLCOS 2007.
• M. Diehl, P. Kühl, H.G. Bock, J. Schlöder, B. Mahn and J. Kallrath.
  W. Marquardt and C. Pantelides (editors).
  Combined NMPC and MHE for a copolymerization process,
  Elsevier, 2006, 21B, 1527-1532
• Jan Busch and Wolfgang Marquardt.
  Run-to-run control of membrane filtration processes. Submitted to Proceedings of the ADCHEM 2006.
• J. Busch, J. Oldenburg, M. Santos, A. Cruse and W. Marquardt.
  Reactive Scheduling of Operational Strategies for Continuous Processes by means of Mixed-Logic Dynamic Optimization. Submitted to Comput. Chem. Eng., 2005.
• J. Busch, M. Santos, J. Oldenburg, A. Cruse and Wolfgang Marquardt.
  A Framework for the Mixed Integer Dynamic Optimisation of Waste Water Treatment Plants using scenario-dependent optimal control, Proceedings of ESCAPE 15, 2005.
• A. Toumi, S. Engell, M. Diehl, H.G. Bock, and J. Schlöder.
  Efficient Optimization of Simulated Moving Bed Processes. Accepted at SPICA, Aachen, 2004.
• R. Findeisen, L. Imsland, F. Allgöwer, and B.A. Foss.
  Stability conditions for observer based output feedback stabilization with nonlinear model predictive control. In Proc. 43th IEEE Conf. Decision Contr., Maui, Hawaii, 2003.
• M. Diehl, R. Findeisen, F. Allgöwer, J.P. Schlöder, and H.G. Bock.
  Stability of nonlinear model predictive control in the presence of errors due to numerical online optimization. In Proc. 43th IEEE Conf. Decision Contr., Maui, Hawaii, 2003.
• M. Diehl, R. Findeisen, H.G. Bock, J.P. Schlöder, and F. Allgöwer.
  Nominal stability of the real-time iteration scheme for nonlinear model predictive control. IEE Control Theory Appl., 2004. (in print). (Preprint as PS- or PDF- File). (Bibtex-entry)
• R. Findeisen, L. Imsland, F. Allgöwer, and B.A. Foss.
  Towards a sampled-data theory for nonlinear model predictive control. In C. Kang, W. Xiao, M., and Borges, editors, New Trends in Nonlinear Dynamics and Control, and their Applications, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, 295, pages 295-313, New York, 2003. Springer-Verlag.
• R. Findeisen, L. Imsland, F. Allgöwer, and B.A. Foss.
  Output feedback stabilization for constrained systems with nonlinear model predictive control. Int. J. of Robust and Nonlinear Control, 13(3-4):211-227, 2003.
• L. Imsland, R. Findeisen, E. Bullinger, F. Allgöwer, and B.A. Foss.
  A note on stability, robustness and performance of output feedback nonlinear model predictive control. J. of Process Control, 13(7):633-644, 2003.

Publications of Interest

• A. Broeckmann, J. Busch, T. Wintgens and W. Marquardt.
  Modeling of pore blocking and cake layer formation in membrane filtration for wastewater treatment, accepted for Desalination, 2005.
• Andreas Broeckmann, Jan Busch, Thomas Wintgens and Wolfgang Marquardt.
  Modeling of different resistances in membrane filtration and backwashing with application in wastewater treatment, Proceedings of Aachen Membrane Colloquium, 2005.
• Annette Glaeser, Jan Busch, Thomas Wintgens and Wolfgang Marquardt.
  Modellierung des Einflusses der Biofilmbildung auf den Betrieb von getauchten Membranen, 6. Aachener Tagung Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Verfahrenstechnik, 2005.
• M. Diehl, H.G. Bock, and J.P. Schlöder.
  A Real-Time Iteration Scheme for Nonlinear Optimization in Optimal Feedback Control. Accepted at SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, 2004 (Preprint as PS- or PDF- File). (Bibtex-entry)
• A. Toumi and S. Engell.
  Optimierungsbasierte Regelung Eines Integrierten Reaktiven Chromatographischen Trennprozesses. at-Automatisierungstechnik, 52, 1, pp. 13-22, 2004.
• A. Toumi, S. Engell O. Ludemann-Hombourger and R.-M. Nicoud.
  Optimization of Simulated Moving Bed and VARICOL Processes. Journal of Chromatography A, 1006, pp. 15-31, 2004.
• A. Toumi, F. Hanisch, S. Engell.
  Optimal Operation of Continuous Chromatographic Processes: Mathematical Optimization of the VARICOL Process. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 41, pp. 4328-4337, 2002.
• A. Toumi, S. Engell, F. Hanisch.
  Asynchron Getaktete Gegenstromchromatographie - Prinzip und Optimaler Betrieb. Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 74, pp. 1483-1490, 2002.
• T. Binder, L. Blank, H.G. Bock, R. Bulirsch, W. Dahmen, M. Diehl, T. Kronseder, W.Marquardt and J.P. Schlöder, and O. v.Stryk
  Introduction to Model Based Optimization of Chemical Processes on Moving Horizons In Groetschel, Krumke, Rambau (eds.): Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems: State of the Art, Springer, 2001 (Preprint as PS-File). (Bibtex-entry)
• M. Diehl, H.G. Bock, J.P. Schloeder, R. Findeisen, Z. Nagy, and F. Allgoewer.
  Real-time optimization and nonlinear model predictive control of processes governed by differential-algebraic equations . Journal of Process Control 12, pp. 577-585, 2002. (Bibtex-entry)
• M. Diehl, D. B. Leineweber, A. Schäfer, J.P. Schlöder, and H.G. Bock.
  Optimization of Multiple-Fraction Batch Distillation with Recycled Waste Cuts. AIChE Journal, Vol 48, No 12, pp. 2869-2874, 2002. (Bibtex-entry)
• M. Diehl
  Real-Time Optimization for Large Scale Nonlinear Processes . PhD Thesis, University of Heidelberg, 2001. (Bibtex-entry)
• H.G. Bock, M. Diehl, D.B. Leineweber and J.P. Schlöder.
  A direct multiple shooting method for real-time optimization of nonlinear DAE processes . In "Nonlinear Predictive Control" by F. Allgoewer and A. Zheng, Series "Progress in Systems Theory", Vol. 26, pp. 246--267, Birkhäuser, Basel, 2000. (Bibtex-entry)
• M.Diehl, R. Findeisen, S. Schwarzkopf, I. Uslu, F. Allgöwer, H. G. Bock, E. D. Gilles, and J. P. Schlöder
  An efficient algorithm for nonlinear model predictive control of large-scale systems. Part I: Description of the method. Automatisierungstechnik, Vol 50, No 12, 2002. (Bibtex-entry)
  Part II: Application to a Distillation Column. Automatisierungstechnik, Vol 51, No 1, 2003. (Bibtex-entry)
  slightly different as IWR-Preprint 2002-11: [PS File (zipped)] [PDF File ]
• M. Diehl, I. Uslu, S. Schwarzkopf, F. Allgöwer, H.G. Bock, R. Findeisen, E.D. Gilles, A. Kienle, J.P. Schlöder, and E. Stein.
  Real-Time Optimization for Large Scale Processes: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of a High Purity Distillation Column In Groetschel, Krumke, Rambau (eds.): Online Optimization of Large Scale Systems: State of the Art, Springer, 2001 (Preprint as PS-File). (Bibtex-entry)
• F. Allgöwer, R. Findeisen, and C. Ebenbauer.
  Nonlinear model predictive control. Encyclopedia for Life Support Systems (EOLSS) article contribution 6.43.16.2, 2003.
• R. Findeisen and F. Allgöwer.
  The quasi-infinite horizon approach to nonlinear model predictive control. In A. Zinober and D. Owens, editors, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, pages 89-105, Berlin, 2002. Springer-Verlag.
• A. Cruse, W. Marquardt, A. Helbig, J.-S. Kussi.
  Optimizing Adaptive Calorimetric Model Predictive Control of a Benchmark Semi-Batch Reaction Process. 15th IFAC World Congress on Automatic Control, Barcelona, 21-26.7.2002.
• A. Cruse, J. Oldenburg, W. Marquardt.
  Industrial Application of Optimization-based Trajectory Design Chemie Technik, Nr. 5, 2000, 73-76.
• A. Cruse, W. Marquardt, R. J. Allgor, J. Kussi: Integrated Conceptual Design of Stirred Tank Reactors by Periodic Dynamic Optimization Comput. Chem. Engng 24 (2000), 975-981.
• Th. Binder, A. Cruse, C. Villar, W. Marquardt.
  Dynamic Optimization Using a Wavelet Based Adaptive Control Vector Parametrization Strategy Comput. Chem. Engng 24 (2000), 1201-1207.