ATHENS Course
"Dynamic Process and System Optimization"

COURSE INFORMATION:

• Aim of the course is to provide the participants with a strong working knowledge about the methods and applications of dynamic optimization in engineering applications.
• Applications as diverse as satellite orbit transfers, optimally operated chemical processes, time optimal robot motions and parameter estimation in biomedical models are treated. The course will consist of lectures, interactive sessions and guided computer exercises.
• Preliminary knowledge of analysis and linear algebra (2 years) is requested, knowledge of numerical mathematics is helpful, basic computing literacy is mandatory and Matlab and C programming experience is helpful.
  A tentative list of treated topics is: Dynamic system modelling for optimization, theory of nonlinear programming and optimal control, parameter estimation and nonlinear least squares problems, model predictive control, application in chemical and mechanical engineering. The software tool to be used is MUSCOD-II.
• Towards the end of the course every participant will be working on formulating and solving a dynamic optimization problem of her/his own choice, so it is encouraged to think about interesting applications of dynamic optimization even before the course. The lectures and exercises will be given by the organizers.
• A short written exam for self-assessment and rehearsal will be held on Friday morning and the remaining time is devoted to individual computer projects performed by the participants.

ROOM INFORMATION:

Day	Room
Monday, 19 Nov	200C 01.03 (9:00-18:00)
Tuesday, 20 Nov	LUDI 00.19 (9:00-12:00), ESAT 02.54 (13:00-18:00)
Wednesday, 21 Nov	200C 01.03 (9:00-18:00)
Thursday, 22 Nov	DYSCO Study Day in Brussels
Friday, 23 Nov	200C 01.03 (9:00-18:00)

LEGEND:

• 200C 01.03 : Kandidatuur Natuurkunde - Celestijnenlaan 200C, Heverlee - Room 01.03 (computer pool)
• LUDI 00.19 : Ludit - W. de Croylaan 52a, Heverlee - Room 00.19, LUDIT PC pool, Auditorium
• ESAT 02.54 : ESAT (Electrical Engineering department) - Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Heverlee - Room 02.54 (computer pool)

PROGRAM:

Monday

• Introduction
• Optimization overview
• Linear Programming (LP)

• Computer Exercise 0 (Linux/C/MUSCOD)
• Derivative Generation
• Presentation of examples by participants 1

• Nonlinear Programming (NLP)
• Computer Exercise 1 (NLP with MUSCOD)

• Dynamic Process Models
• Numerical Simulation Methods
• Computer Exercise 2 (Simulation with MUSCOD)

• Optimal Control Overview
• Direct Multiple Shooting
• Computer Exercise 3 (Optimal Control with MUSCOD)

• Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC)
• Moving Horizon Estimation
• (Stability Optimization - if time allows)
• (Optimal Experimental Design - if time allows)
• Summary and Rehearsal Questions

• visit of DYSCO Study Day in Brussels, from 09.30-16:30
  (train to brussels at 8:24)
  
  Plenary talks:
• Ekaterina Kostina (Univ. Marburg, Germany): Efficient Methods for Parameter Estimation and Optimum Experimental Design for Dynamic Processes
• Denis Dochain (UC Louvain-la-neuve): Microbial Ecology and Bioprocess Control : Opportunities and Challenges

• Exam
• Work on own application example

MATERIAL FOR THE EXERCISES:

MUSCOD manual
MUSCOD exercises
MUSCOD template files

REGISTRATION:

The number of participants is limited to 30 persons. There are still some places available. To register, local people please write an e-mail with the subject "ATHENS-COURSE REGISTRATION" to Ida Tassens.

LINKS:

• ATHENS Programme
• OPTEC Homepage
• Course Info in ATHENS catalog

ORGANIZERS:

Prof. Moritz Diehl
Optimization in Engineering Center (OPTEC) and
Electrical Engineering Departments (ESAT)
K.U. Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, 3001 Leuven-Heverlee,
Belgium
E-mail: moritz.diehl@esat.kuleuven.be
Phone: +32-16-321884

Bart Saerens
E-mail: bart.saerens@mech.kuleuven.be

Dang Doan
E-mail: M.D.Doan@student.tudelft.nl

Niels Haverbeke
E-mail: niels.haverbeke@esat.kuleuven.be