Open AccessIdentification and control of a multiplace hyperbaric chamber
Author(s) -
Luis Gracia,
Carlos Pérez-Vidal,
Jose M. de Paco,
Luis M. de Paco
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0200407
Subject(s) - automation , repeatability , identification (biology) , controller (irrigation) , computer science , automatic control , work (physics) , control engineering , control theory (sociology) , biomedical engineering , control (management) , engineering , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , chromatography , chemistry , biology , agronomy , botany
This work presents the automation of a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. It includes the system modeling, identification, controller calculation and system validation. With the proposed approach a good pressure profile tracking and repeatability are achieved. Moreover, the proposed automation includes the implementation of powerful treatment tools such as Pause and Alleviation procedures. The control system implemented is based on a special zero-pole cancellation regulator. Experimental results are provided to illustrate the behavior of the automated chamber. It is important to remark that the chamber automated in this work is being successfully used in a real hospital since 2015 treating more than 40 patients per day, five days a week.