Sliding Mode Control of a Hydrocarbon Degradation in Biopile System Using Recurrent Neural Network Model

This paper proposes the use of a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) for modeling a hydrocarbon degradation process carried out in a biopile system. The proposed RNN model represents a Kalman-like filter and it has seven inputs, five outputs and twelve neurons in the hidden layer, with global and local feedbacks. The learning algorithm is a modified version of the dynamic Backpropagation one. The obtained RNN model is simplified and used to design a Sliding Mode Control (SMC). The graphical simulation results of biopile system approximation, obtained via RNN model learning and the designed process SMC exhibited a good convergence, and precise system reference tracking.