Advanced control using virtual processing for threading a hot metal strip mill

In our previous work we have examined the usage of the state-dependent Riccati equation (SDRE) technique for control of a fully threaded tandem hot metal strip mill. In this paper we describe a control for threading the mill using our previously developed SDRE method, as enhanced by a virtual processing technique, to produce a new method of control. Simulations performed using this new method have been quite successful for the control of threading, with a strong likelihood for extension of this technique to the control of other processes.