本文总结作者多年来的研究工作和实践经验，综合大量的国内外相关文献资料，分别针对复杂冶金过程中的原料配备过程、炼焦过程、烧结过程、集气和煤气混合加压过程、加热炉燃烧过程控制问题，分析其生产过程和控制目标，提出一系列的建模、优化、控制方法和技术，建立智能优化控制系统，讨论系统在实际工业的应用效果。

1 Introduction
1.1 Complex Metallurgical Processes
1.2 Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Complex Metallurgical Processes
1.2.1 Modeling
1.2.2 Control
1.2.3 Optimization
1.3 Intelligent Control and Optimization Methods
1.3.1 Neural Network Modeling
1.3.2 Fuzzy Control
1.3.3 Expert Control
1.3.4 Decoupling Control
1.3.5 Hierarchical Intelligent Control
1.3.6 Intelligent Optimization Algorithms
1.4 Outline of This Book
References
2 Intelligent Optimization and Control of Raw Material Proportioning Processes
2.1 Process Description and System Configuration
2.1.1 Process Description and Characteristic Analysis
2.1.2 Control Architecture
2.2 Intelligent Optimization and Control of Coal Blending Process
2.2.1 Quality-Prediction Models for Coal Blend
2.2.2 Quality-Prediction Models for Coke
2.2.3 Rule Models
2.2.4 Determination of Target Percentages Based on Rule Models
2.2.5 Determination of Target Percentages Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm
2.2.6 Tracking Control of Target Percentages
2.3 System Implementation for Coal Blending Process
2.3.1 System Configuration and Implementation
2.3.2 Results of Actual Runs of Coal Blending Process
2.4 Intelligent Integrated Optimization System for Proportioning of Iron Ore in Sintering Process
2.4.1 Cascade Integrated Quality-Prediction Model for Sinter
2.4.2 Verification of Quality-Prediction Model
2.4.3 Optimization Model of Proportioning
2.4.4 Optimization Method
2.4.5 Verification of Optimization Algorithms
2.5 System Implementation for Proportioning of Iron Ore in Sintering Process
2.5.1 System Configuration and Implementation
2.5.2 Results of Actual Runs in Sintering Process
2.6 Conclusion
References
3 Intelligent Optimization and Control of Coking Process
3.1 Characteristic Analysis and System Configuration
3.1.1 Process Description
3.1.2 Analysis of Characteristics
3.1.3 Control Requirements
3.1.4 System Configuration
3.2 Integrated Soft Sensing of Coke-Oven Temperature
3.2.1 Choice of Auxiliary Variables and Measurement Points
3.2.2 Structure of Soft-Sensing Model for Coke-Oven Temperature
3.2.3 Integrated Linear Regression Model
3.2.4 Supervised Distributed Neural Network Model
3.2.5 Model Adaptation
3.3 Intelligent Optimization and Control of Coke-Oven Combustion Process
3.3.1 Configuration of Hybnd Hierarchical Control System
3.3.2 Determination of Operating State
3.3.3 Design of Coke-Oven Temperature Controller
3.3.4 Design of Controller for Gas Flow Rate
3.3.5 Design of Air Suction Power Controller
3.4 Operation Planning and Optimal Scheduling of Coking
3.4.1 Analysis of Operations Planning and Optimal Scheduling of Coking
3.4.2 Configuration of Optimal Scheduling
3.4.3 Optimal Scheduling of Operating States
3.5 System Implementation and Results of Actual Runs
3.5.1 System Implementation
3.5.2 Results of Actual Runs for Integrated Soft Sensing of Coke-Oven Temperature
3.5.3 Results of Actual Runs for Intelligent Optimization and Control of Coke-Oven Combustion Process
3.5.4 Results of Actual Runs for Coke-Oven Operation Planning and Optimal Scheduling
3.6 Conclusion
References
4 Intelligent Control of Thermal State Parameters in Sintering Process
4.1 Process Description and Characteristics Analysis
4.1.1 Description of Sintering Process
4.1.2 Characteristic Analysis of Thermal State Parameters in Sintering Process
4.1.3 Control Requirements
4.2 Intelligent Control of Sintering Ignition Process
4.2.1 Control System Architecture
4.2.2 Intelligent Optimization and Control Algorithm
4.2.3 Subspace Modeling of Sintering Ignition Process
4.2.4 Periodic Disturbance Rejecti