A Weighted Deep Learning-Based Predictive Control for Multimode Nonlinear System With Industrial Applications

In response to the challenge of strongly nonlinear and multimode systems control, this paper introduces a weighted deep learning based adaptive predictive control method. This approach integrates LSTM networks for different operating modes using a set of weighting coefficients. These coefficients are dynamically updated during online control via an error-guided scheduling strategy to adapt to changing operation modes. Compared to offline identification based methods, the proposed method eliminates the need for mode recognition or model switching strategies and can adapt to drifted operation modes. In contrast to online methods, it achieves rapid model convergence and reduced computational cost, requiring only minimal data to update the weighting coefficients without necessitating the retraining of the LSTM networks. Theoretical convergence and stability analysis ensure the reliability of the proposed method. Numerical simulations and industrial control experiments demonstrate that the proposed approach exhibits favorable control performance across both known and drifted operation modes. Note to Practitioners—Considering the changing operation modes in complex industrial processes and the detrimental effect of slow or unstable control during system operation, this paper proposes a weighted LSTM based predictive control method for strongly nonlinear and multimode systems. Extensive experiments demonstrate that compared to other state-of-the-art methods, this method can rapidly adapt to changes in operating modes with a small amount of data, meeting both real-time and stability requirements for online control.