A study on performance enhancement of feedforward controller for rolling process.

압연공정에서의 피드포워드 제어기 성능 개선에 관한 연구

Automatic gauge control algorithm in rolling process is composed of several functions. Among them feedforward control method is used to compensate irregularity of input strip thickness before rolling process. Since it's very difficult to get an explicit relation between the degree of irregularity of input strip and manipulated variables, approximate linear equation like straight line is used in real system. Furthermore parameters included in such static equation should be changed by characteristics of input strip and modified by roll states. Despite this problem, rolling process use variables in feedfroward controller as a constant. Therefore this problem increases the possibilities of irregularity of thickness control. This paper presents an algorithm which can properly infer present states of process and intelligently manipulate the parameter of feedforward controller.