A method for applying multilayer perceptrons to control of nonlinear systems

Abstract

This paper introduces a new method for applying multilayer perceptron (MLP) network to control of nonlinear systems. The MLP network is not used directly as a nonlinear controller, but used indirectly via an ARX-like macro-model. The ARX-like model incorporating MLP network is constructed in such a way that it has similar linear properties to a linear ARX model. The nonlinear controller is then designed in the same way as designing a linear controller based on a linear ARX model. Numerical simulations are carried to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new method.