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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Control Systems Theory
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Diabetes Mellitus is characterized by the pancreas's inability to administer insulin, leading to hyperglycemia and potential complications.
  • Effective management of hyperglycemia requires precise exogenous insulin infusion, necessitating advanced control strategies.
  • The artificial pancreas concept aims to automate insulin delivery using feedback control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and evaluate an arbitrary-order sliding mode control (SMC) approach for an artificial pancreas system.
  • To achieve finite-time stabilization of the glucose-insulin regulatory system in diabetic patients.
  • To enhance the robustness and safety of artificial pancreas systems against disturbances like meal intake.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a novel arbitrary-order sliding mode control algorithm applicable to any n-order controllable canonical system.
  • Incorporation of indirect non-linear terms into the sliding manifold.
  • Filtering of discontinuous terms before application to the patient (plant).
  • Rigorous mathematical stability analysis to confirm robustness against external disturbances.

Main Results:

  • The proposed arbitrary-order SMC algorithm effectively stabilizes glucose-insulin dynamics in finite time.
  • The control strategy significantly alleviates sharp fluctuations in glycaemic concentration.
  • Mathematical analysis confirmed the system's robustness in the presence of disturbances, such as meal intake.
  • Comparative analysis demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy against existing methods.

Conclusions:

  • The arbitrary-order SMC offers a robust and effective solution for artificial pancreas development.
  • This control strategy provides precise glucose regulation, mitigating hyperglycemia and its associated risks.
  • The novel sliding manifold design and term filtering enhance the safety and performance of artificial pancreas systems.