Robust Control System Design using Eigenstructure Assignment with Uncertain Parameters for a Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger

In this paper, a state feedback control based on eigenstructure assignment for double-pipe heat exchanger is designed and implemented. The control system is designed to be robust to parametric uncertainties in order to achieve the regulatory control objetive, in this case the control objetive is to regulate the outlet temperatures of the heat exchanger. The hot inlet temperature is considered as the unknown uncertaintly parameter in the heat exchanger. The main contribution of this paper is the design and the implementation of a robust control based on eigenestructure assignment applied to an experimental double-pipe heat exchanger prototype of one cell. Finally, simulation and experimental results are done in order to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed robust controller