Method and device for conducting a process in a controlled system with at least one precomputed process parameter.
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a process with a computing means having a mathematical model of the process and with a neural network having variable network parameters, the method comprising steps of:
- a) supplying input values to the mathematical model;
b) precomputing at least one selected process parameter with the mathematical model at the beginning of a process run, based on the input values supplied to the mathematical model;
c) presetting the at least one process parameter;
d) measuring the input values and the at least one process parameter during the process; and
e) adaptively improving the at least one process parameter after the process based on the measured at least one process parameter and based on the measured input values, the step of adaptively improving including sub-steps of;
I) supplying at least part of the measured input values to the mathematical model;
ii) supplying at least part of the measured input values to the neural network;
iii) forming a computed at least one process parameter with the mathematical model;
iv) forming a network response with the neural network;
v) linking the computed at least one process parameter with the network response to form a linked result;
vi) comparing the linked result with the measured process parameter to form a deviation; and
vii) adaptively modifying the variable network parameters of the neural network such that the deviation is reduced, the variable network parameters being adaptively modified to train the neural network on-line.
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Abstract
Known methods for conducting a process in an automatically controlled system preset the system at the beginning of each process run based on at least one process parameter. The process parameter is precomputed with a model of the process which is supplied with input values. During the process the input values and the process parameter are measured and are used to adaptively improve the precomputed process parameter after the process run. The present invention simplifies and improves the precomputed value of the process parameter by supplying at least part of the input values to a neural network. The network response of the neural network forms a correction value for the approximate value delivered by the model for the process parameter to be precomputed. The network parameters of the neural network are modified after each process run to adapt the precomputed value to the actual process events.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a process with a computing means having a mathematical model of the process and with a neural network having variable network parameters, the method comprising steps of:
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a) supplying input values to the mathematical model; b) precomputing at least one selected process parameter with the mathematical model at the beginning of a process run, based on the input values supplied to the mathematical model; c) presetting the at least one process parameter; d) measuring the input values and the at least one process parameter during the process; and e) adaptively improving the at least one process parameter after the process based on the measured at least one process parameter and based on the measured input values, the step of adaptively improving including sub-steps of; I) supplying at least part of the measured input values to the mathematical model; ii) supplying at least part of the measured input values to the neural network; iii) forming a computed at least one process parameter with the mathematical model; iv) forming a network response with the neural network; v) linking the computed at least one process parameter with the network response to form a linked result; vi) comparing the linked result with the measured process parameter to form a deviation; and vii) adaptively modifying the variable network parameters of the neural network such that the deviation is reduced, the variable network parameters being adaptively modified to train the neural network on-line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The method of 8 wherein the at least one selected process parameter precomputed and preset includes a temperature variation of a rolled strip.
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12. An arrangement for conducting a process in a controlled system, the arrangement comprising:
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a) means for presetting the system based on at least one precomputed process parameter; b) a computing means including a mathematical model of the process for precomputing the at least one process parameter based on input values; c) means for measuring input values and process parameters during the process; d) a neural network, the neural network i) having variable network parameters, ii) adaptively modifying the at least one process parameter precomputed by the computing means, the at least one process parameter being adaptively modified to train the neural network on-line, iii) being supplied with at least part of the input values measured by the means for measuring, and iv) providing a network response based on its variable network parameters and based on the at least part of the input values; and e) means for linking the at least one process parameter precomputed by the computing means with the network response of the neural network the linked result being provided to the computing means for adapting the at least one process parameter.
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13. A method for estimating at least one process parameter of a process, the at least one process parameter used for controlling the process, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) supplying model input values to a computing means implementing an analytical process model of the process; b) determining at least one estimated computed value of the at least one process parameter using the analytical process model, the analytical process model determining the at least one estimated computed value based on the model input values; c) providing network input values to a neural network structure; d) forming at least one network response value associated with the at least one process parameter using the neural network structure, the neural network structure forming the at least one network response value based on the model input values; e) linking at least one estimated computed value to the at least one network response value for generating at least one estimated process parameter value associated with the at least one process parameter; and (f) providing the estimated process parameter value to a controller for controlling the process. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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