Nonparametric identification of batch process using two-dimensional
kernel-based Gaussian process regression
Abstract
In this work, a two-dimensional (2D) kernel-based Gaussian process
regression (GPR) method for the identification of batch process is
proposed. Under the GPR framework, the estimate of the time-varying
impulse response is a realization from a zero-mean Gaussian process
(GP), wherein the kernel function encodes the possible structural
dependencies. However, the existing kernels designed for system
identification are one-dimensional (1D) kernels and underutilize the 2D
data information of batch process. Utilizing the 2D correlation property
of batch process impulse response, we propose the amplitude modulated 2D
locally stationary kernel by means of addition / multiplication
operation based on coordinate decomposition. Then, a nonparametric
identification method using 2D kernel-based GPR for batch process is
developed. Furthermore, the properties of the proposed 2D kernel are
analyzed. Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed
identification method in two examples.