TY - JOUR T1 - Constrained Nonlinear Neural Model Based Predictive Control Using Genetic Algorithms AU - , Mohamed Boumehraz JO - International Journal of Soft Computing VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 69 EP - 74 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-9503 DO - ijscomp.2007.69.74 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijscomp.2007.69.74 KW - Nonlinear system KW -model KW -predictive control KW -neural network KW -genetic algorithm AB - Nonlinear Model Based Predictive Control (MBPC) is one of the most powerful techniques in process control, however, two main problems need to be considered; obtaining a suitable nonlinear model and using an efficient optimization procedure. In this study, a neural network is used as a non-linear prediction model of the plant. The optimization routine is based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs). First a neural model of the non-linear system is derived from input-output data. Next, the neural model is used in an MBPC structure where the critical element is the constrained optimization routine which is no convex and thus difficult to solve. A genetic algorithm based approach is proposed to deal with this problem. The efficiency of this approach had been demonstrated with simulation examples. ER -