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Non-linear Control in Rolling Mills: A new Perspective A. Kugi*, R. Novak** and K. Schlacher** *Department of Automatic Control Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040 Linz, Austria, Europe kugi@mechatronik.uni-1inz.ac.at **ChristianDoppler Laboratory Automatic Control of Mechatronic Systems in Steel Industries Altenbergerstr. 69, 4040 Linz, Austria, Europe Abstract- This paper is concerned with the application of wards tighter thickness tolerances, thinner final strip modern non-linear control techniques to the thickness con- thicknesses, faster production rates and shorter off-gauge trol in rolling mills. It turns out that the performance of lengths, we are more and more confronted with the fact the closed loop can be significantly improved by taking into account the essential non-linearities ofthe to-be-controlled that the non-linear nature of the rolling process can no plant already in the controller design. These non-linear longer be neglected in the controller design. In this con- control strategies totally differ from the common approach text, let us mention the flying gauge change in continuous of linearizing the non-linear system around a nominal oper- ating point because, they are not limited to a more or less rolling mills where in view of minimizing the off-gauge small neighborhood of the operating point, but are valid all lengths the demands on the thickness and tension control over the operating range. Practically, these non-linear con-