This book offers readers a thorough and rigorous introduction to nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for discrete-time and sampled-data systems. NMPC schemes with and without stabilizing terminal constraints are detailed, and intuitive examples illustrate the performance of different NMPC variants. NMPC is interpreted as an approximation of infinite-horizon optimal control so that important properties like closed-loop stability, inverse optimality and suboptimality can be derived in a uniform manner. These results are complemented by discussions of feasibility and robustness. An introduction to nonlinear optimal control algorithms yields essential insights into how the nonlinear optimization routine-the core of any nonlinear model predictive controller-works. Accompanying software in MATLAB® and C++ (downloadable from extras.springer.com/), together with an explanatory appendix in the book itself, enables readers to perform computer experiments exploring thepossibilities and limitations of NMPC.
The second edition has been substantially rewritten, edited and updated to reflect the significant advances that have been made since the publication of its predecessor, including:
-a new chapter on economic NMPC relaxing the assumption that the running cost penalizes the distance to a pre-defined equilibrium;
-a new chapter on distributed NMPC discussing methods which facilitate the control of large-scale systems by splitting up the optimization into smaller subproblems;
-an extended discussion of stability and performance using approximate updates rather than full optimization;
-replacement of the pivotal sufficient condition for stability without stabilizing terminal conditions with a weaker alternative and inclusion of an alternative and much simpler proof in the analysis; and
-further variations and extensions in response to suggestions from readers of the first edition.
Though primarily aimed at academic researchers and practitioners working in control and optimization, the text is self-contained, featuring background material on infinite-horizon optimal control and Lyapunov stability theory that also makes it accessible for graduate students in control engineering and applied mathematics.
The second edition has been substantially rewritten, edited and updated to reflect the significant advances that have been made since the publication of its predecessor, including:
-a new chapter on economic NMPC relaxing the assumption that the running cost penalizes the distance to a pre-defined equilibrium;
-a new chapter on distributed NMPC discussing methods which facilitate the control of large-scale systems by splitting up the optimization into smaller subproblems;
-an extended discussion of stability and performance using approximate updates rather than full optimization;
-replacement of the pivotal sufficient condition for stability without stabilizing terminal conditions with a weaker alternative and inclusion of an alternative and much simpler proof in the analysis; and
-further variations and extensions in response to suggestions from readers of the first edition.
Though primarily aimed at academic researchers and practitioners working in control and optimization, the text is self-contained, featuring background material on infinite-horizon optimal control and Lyapunov stability theory that also makes it accessible for graduate students in control engineering and applied mathematics.
"The book is self-contained and its excellent presentation can be highly recommended for students but also researchers new to the topic of model predictive control." (Tobias Breiten, zbMATH 1429.93003, 2020)
From the reviews of the first edition:
"The book provides an excellent and extensive treatment of NMPC from a careful introduction to the underlying theory to advanced results. It can be used for independent reading by applied mathematicians, control theoreticians and engineers who desire a rigorous introduction into the NMPC theory. It can also be used as a textbook for a graduate-level university course in NMPC." (Ilya Kolmanovsky, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2015)
"In the monograph nonlinear, discrete-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. ... Each chapter of the monograph contains many numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations, several possible extensions and open problems. Moreover, relationships to results on predictive control published in the literature are pointed out." (Jerzy Klamka, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011)
From the reviews of the first edition:
"The book provides an excellent and extensive treatment of NMPC from a careful introduction to the underlying theory to advanced results. It can be used for independent reading by applied mathematicians, control theoreticians and engineers who desire a rigorous introduction into the NMPC theory. It can also be used as a textbook for a graduate-level university course in NMPC." (Ilya Kolmanovsky, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2015)
"In the monograph nonlinear, discrete-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. ... Each chapter of the monograph contains many numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations, several possible extensions and open problems. Moreover, relationships to results on predictive control published in the literature are pointed out." (Jerzy Klamka, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011)
"The book provides an excellent and extensive treatment of NMPC from a careful introduction to the underlying theory to advanced results. It can be used for independent reading by applied mathematicians, control theoreticians and engineers who desire a rigorous introduction into the NMPC theory. It can also be used as a textbook for a graduate-level university course in NMPC." (Ilya Kolmanovsky, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2015)
"In the monograph nonlinear, discrete-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. ... Each chapter of the monograph contains many numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations, several possible extensions and open problems. Moreover, relationships to results on predictive control published in the literature are pointed out." (Jerzy Klamka, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011)
"In the monograph nonlinear, discrete-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. ... Each chapter of the monograph contains many numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations, several possible extensions and open problems. Moreover, relationships to results on predictive control published in the literature are pointed out." (Jerzy Klamka, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011)
From the reviews: "In the monograph nonlinear, discrete-time, finite-dimensional control systems with constant parameters are considered. ... Each chapter of the monograph contains many numerical examples which illustrate the theoretical considerations, several possible extensions and open problems. Moreover, relationships to results on predictive control published in the literature are pointed out." (Jerzy Klamka, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1220, 2011)