?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Disturbance+Observer+Based+Discrete+Time+Sliding+Mode+Control+for+a+Continuous+Stirred+Tank+Reactor&rft.creator=Ma%2C+L&rft.creator=Zhao%2C+D&rft.creator=Spurgeon%2C+SK&rft.description=The+continuous+stirred+tank+reactor+(CSTR)+is+a+typical+element+of+equipment+frequently+found+in+the+process+industry.+The+control+of+a+CSTR+is+very+challenging+due+to+its+nonlinear+dynamics+and+the+presence+of+external+disturbances.+In+this+paper%2C+a+novel+discrete+time+sliding+mode+control+method+for+the+CSTR+is+presented.+Then+a+disturbance+observer+is+designed+to+eliminate+the+effect+of+external+disturbances+on+the+CSTR+system.+Stability+analysis+is+presented+based+on+the+Lyapunov+method.+Finally%2C+the+control+performance+of+the+proposed+method+is+validated+by+using+MATLAB+simulation+experiments.&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2018-09-13&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++15th+International+Workshop+on+Variable+Structure+Systems+(VSS+2018).++(pp.+pp.+372-377).++IEEE+(2018)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10058856%2F1%2FMa_VSS.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10058856%2F&rft.rights=open