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Area of Science:

  • Control Engineering
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Nonlinear Systems

Background:

  • Accurate state estimation is crucial for optimizing aerobic bioreactor performance.
  • Existing observers may lack robustness or convergence guarantees for complex bioreactor dynamics.
  • Dissolved oxygen is a key measurable output for monitoring bioreactor states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fixed-time convergent, high-order sliding mode observer for aerobic bioreactors.
  • To improve the accuracy and convergence speed of state estimation in bioreactor systems.
  • To address the challenge of estimating unmeasurable states like biomass and substrate concentration.

Main Methods:

  • A hierarchical observer structure based on a modified super-twisting algorithm.
  • Incorporation of nonlinear output error gains for uniform convergence proof.
  • Utilization of a Lyapunov-like energetic function and nonsmooth analysis for convergence validation.

Main Results:

  • The proposed observer demonstrated fixed-time convergence of estimation errors.
  • Numerical simulations confirmed superior performance compared to high-gain and first-order sliding mode observers.
  • Effective estimation of biomass, substrate, and dissolved oxygen was achieved.

Conclusions:

  • The novel observer provides robust and efficient fixed-time state estimation for aerobic bioreactors.
  • The method is validated for aerobic processes with substrate inhibition, using dissolved oxygen as the measurable output.
  • This approach enhances the control and monitoring capabilities of aerobic bioreactor systems.