Franklin Open (Sep 2023)
Optimal intelligent fuzzy TID controller for an uncertain level process with actuator and system faults: Population-based metaheuristic approach
Abstract
For the Conical Tow-Tank Non-Interacting Level (CTTNL) prototype system, this article discusses the design of an unique optimal fractional order TID controller employing a type-1 fuzzy set. To generate a linearized model transfer function for the nonlinear CTTNL process, local linearization around the equilibrium state was performed. This work compares the performance of a fuzzy tilted-integral-derivative (FTID) controller for the CTTNL system to a traditional proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller. The parameters of the FTID controller were optimized using the Chicken Search Optimization (CSO) algorithm in this study, and those values were used to create a PID controller. Thereafter, the FTID and PID controllers’ performance is compared. The investigation shows that the FTID controller beats the PID controller in terms of IAE, ISE, ITAE, and ITSE integral errors. The suggested controller’s fault-tolerant performance was also assessed using the fault recovery time (Frt) parameter. The FTID controller outperforms traditional PID controllers in terms of transient and steady-state performance. The fault tolerance capabilities of the FTID controller will be tested on the CTTNL system in the future, using additive and multiplicative failures. Further research will include a comprehensive examination of robustness in the context of model parameter uncertainties.