Robust controlled invariance for monotone systems: Application to ventilation regulation in buildings. (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meyer, Pierre-Jean; Girard, Antoine; Witrant, Emmanuel
• Is Part Of: Automatica. Volume 70(2016)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: Monotone systems -- Robust controlled invariance -- Temperature control; Automatic control -- Periodicals; Automation -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2016.03.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0005-1098

Abstract

Abstract: The robust controlled invariance describes the ability to maintain, using suitable control actions, the state of a system in a set for any value of the disturbances. By considering a class of monotone systems and a multidimensional interval as target set, we obtain a simple characterization of the robust controlled invariance. We then give a method to stabilize the state into a robust controlled invariant interval when it is initialized outside of the target set. These results are applied to a model for the temperature control in an intelligent building equipped with automated underfloor air distribution (UFAD) and implemented in a small-scale experimental UFAD flat.