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Robust Nonlinear Control of a Rapid Thermal Processor

Type: 
Conference PaperInvited and refereed articles in conference proceedings
Authored by:
Baras, John S., Patel, Nital S.
Conference date:
May 5-10, 1996
Conference:
13th International Conference on Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD-XIII), Vol. 96-5, pp. 171-176
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Abstract: 

This paper presents application of robust multivariable nonlinear control to the temperature control problem for rapid thermal processing systems. The controller designed achieves good tracking and temperature uniformity for a wide range of processing conditions.