Optimal Control in Process Tomography

A R Ruuskanen1, A Seppänen1, S Duncan2, E Somersalo3 and J P Kaipio1

1Department of Applied Physics, University of Kuopio, P.O.Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland,

Anna.Ruuskanen@uku.fi

2Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK, stephen.duncan@eng.ox.ac.uk

3Institute of Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O.Box 1100, FIN-02015 TKK, Finland,

Erkki.Somersalo@hut.fi

ABSTRACT

In this paper a novel approach to automatic model-based control is proposed. Process tomography is used as a sensing device in the control system. The feedback control system is designed to regulate the concentration distribution of a substance in a fluid flow in a pipe.

Keywords Optimal Control, Process Tomography, Electrical Impedance Tomography, LQG