Abstract
We analyze the problem of controlling the dilution rate in a chemostat to regulate the ratio between the concentrations of two microbial populations growing in continuous culture. After analyzing the open-loop dynamics of this multicellular system, we present two alternative feedback control strategies, one based on a gain-scheduled state feedback controller, the other on a switching control strategy. We show that both strategies are effective in solving the problem and illustrate the results by a set of representative numerical simulation.
Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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davide.fiore{at}unina.it, fabio.dellarossa{at}polimi.it, agostino.guarino{at}unina.it, mario.dibernardo{at}unina.it
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