Over the last years, the development of tailored optimization methods and increased computational power have led to a considerable speed-up of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) algorithms such that new areas of application besides classical process control can be targeted. Alongside this development, one can observe a trend to consider more flexible formulations in NMPC with respect to the considered cost functions. In other words, a lot of recent research efforts have focused on considering so-called economic objective functions in NMPC, which gave rise to the term Economic MPC (EMPC) for such approaches [1-21]. In EMPC, compared to classical stabilizing (tracking) MPC, the primary control objective is not stabilization of an a priori given setpoint (or trajectory), but rather optimization of some general performance criterion. As a consequence, the resulting closed-loop system might not converge to an equilibrium setpoint, since a different operating behavior (e.g., periodic) might result in a better performance. In recent years, various results on different aspects of economic MPC have been presented in the literature, and many of the crucial (theoretical) questions have been answered. Furthermore, successful implementations of economic MPC have been reported in various fields of application such as energy and process systems. In conclusion, the field of economic MPC is, by now, in a quite mature state. On the other hand, there are still various open issues and problems. As detailed below, the proposed workshop is intended to give an overview of the main developments in economic MPC obtained in recent years, and will also point the participants to interesting open problems.The CDC is recognized as the premier scientific and engineering conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of systems and control. The CDC annually brings together an international community of researchers and practitioners in the field of automatic control to discuss new research results, perspectives on future developments, and innovative applications relevant to decision making, systems and control, and related areas.
The 56th CDC will feature contributed and invited papers, as well as workshops and may include tutorial sessions.
The IEEE CDC is hosted by the IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the Japanese Society for Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), and the European Union Control Association (EUCA).