Evolving fuzzy control of a hydraulic plant

Blažič, Sašo (author), Škrjanc, Igor (author)

This paper presents a fuzzy model reference adaptive control method with an evolving structure. The approach builds on existing adaptive fuzzy controllers by enabling on-line addition of membership functions using a clustering-based mechanism. An additional stabilizing term inspired by sliding mode control is introduced to improve robustness. Two variations of this term are tested and compared. Simulation results on a nonlinear multi-tank system show good tracking performance, with the stabilizing term further improving control quality. The method is suitable for systems with changing dynamics and limited prior knowledge.

• Language: English
• Keywords: evolving systems, evolving control, fuzzy control, adaptive control, three tanks
• Typology: 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution
• Organization: FE - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 341-346
• Numbering: Vol. 59, iss. 26
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-183581
• UDC: 681.5
• ISSN on article: 2405-8963
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.12.058
• COBISS.SI-ID: 281665027
• Publication date in RUL: 15.06.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: IFAC papersOnline
• Publisher: International Federation of Automatic Control
• ISSN: 2405-8963
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18995734

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• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: razvijajoči se sistemi, razvijajoče se vodenje, mehko vodenje, adaptivno vodenje, trije rezervoarji

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P2-0219
• Name: Modeliranje, simulacija in vodenje procesov