Potentials of constrained sliding mode control as an intervention guide to manage COVID19 spread

TítuloPotentials of constrained sliding mode control as an intervention guide to manage COVID19 spread
Tipo de PublicaciónJournal Article
Año de Publicación2021
AutoresNuñez S, Inthamoussou FA, Valenciaga F, De Battista H, Garelli F
JournalBiomedical Signal Processing and Control
Volumen67
Páginas102557
Fecha de publicación03/2021
ISSN1746-8094
Resumen

This work evaluates the potential of using sliding mode reference conditioning (SMRC) techniques as a guide for non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) to control the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, for the epidemiological problem addressed here, it is used to compute the contact rate reduction requirement in order to limit the infectious population to a given threshold. The SMRC controller allows the desired output variable limit and its approaching rate to be tuned explicitly. Implementation issues are taken into account and a periodically update of the NPI is proposed for the real life application. The strategy is evaluated under different scenarios where its distinctive features are exhibited.

DOI10.1016/j.bspc.2021.102557
Líneas de investigación: 
Control de sistemas y procesos biológicos
Control of biological processes and systems