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Sliding Mode Control in a Bioreactor Model

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This article deals with an example of nonlinear control systems and the interlacing between a biochemical system, the mathematical model and the constrains derived from the discrete implementation of a continuous control policy. The theory is developed on a simplified model of a bioreactor to be regulated, and the sliding mode control is presented as a robust control technique. The biological interpretation of the results derived from the mathematical model is pointed out, especially of those more closely involved with the implementation, as is the case of sample period, which seems to be very enough with respect to the minimum time needed for sample analysis.

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  1. Institut d'Organització i Control, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Avda. Diagonal 647 planta 11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Enric Fossas & Jaume Fabregat

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics 4, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Jordi Girona 1-3, modul C-3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa M. Ros

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Fossas, E., Ros, R.M. & Fabregat, J. Sliding Mode Control in a Bioreactor Model. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry 30, 203–218 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017927804488

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