Deterministic Optimization Based Control System and Method for Linear and Non-Linear Systems

A control method, comprising:

• based upon a predetermined change of state of a non-linear process to be controlled, determining a linearized model of the non-linear process;
• cyclically repeating execution of an optimization-based control algorithm to determine a feasible control trajectory for a plurality of sample periods of a control trajectory;
• and
• controlling the controlled process by application of the feasible control trajectory.

A control system, comprising:

• memory circuitry for storing executable code, and processing circuitry for executing the code, the code defining steps that, when executed:
• determines a linearized model of a non-linear process to be controlled;
• executes an optimization-based control algorithm to determine a feasible control trajectory for a plurality of sample periods of a control trajectory;
• and
• controls the controlled process by application of the feasible control trajectory.