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Title

A Modeling and Controller Design for Continuous Electric Field Assisted Sintering System

Organization

Department: Measurement & Control Engineering

University: Idaho State University College: Science & Engineering Department: Measurement & Control Engineering 32

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City

Pocatello

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Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Kanan R. Chowdhury

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

5/26/2023

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

Advanced Manufacturing methods such as Continuous Electric Field Assisted Sintering (CEFAS) is a novel approach to create advanced materials. The CEFAS system has the prospect to become an indispensable technique in advanced manufacturing, however, it also presents challenges including the modeling and control of the process with the objective to achieve specific material properties. In this thesis, the problem of modeling and regulating the CEFAS system has been investigated. A first principle method-based model for the CEFAS/hot rolling system is introduced. Furthermore, experiments are outlined to develop data driven models. System identification tools are utilized to extract quality linear representations of the system using simulation data. Proven traditional control schemes are devised to provide optimal solutions to the considered models. Furthermore, the prospects and possibility of implementing deep reinforcement learning as an intelligent control solution to the problem is studied.