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Abstract A significant fraction of industrial MPC schemes employ linear prediction models. Closed loop performance of a linear model based MPC scheme can deteriorate over a period of time if the prediction model is not updated to account for the changing operating conditions. A possible remedy to this problem is on-line update of the model parameters under the closed loop conditions. An effective way of handling this problem is through dual control, which directs the plant output towards a reference setpoint and simultaneously injects probing signals into the plant to get information-rich data. In this work, an adaptive dual MPC scheme is developed for controlling MIMO systems based on output error models (OE) parameterized using generalized orthogonal basis filters (GOBF). A nominal model is initially developed using o-ine identification exercise. The Fourier coe¢cients of GOBF-OE models are then updated online using recursive least squares algorithm. Similar to Kumar et al. [2015], the MPC formulation is modified to include terms that are sensitive to the parameter covariance and are capable of injecting probing perturbations into the system as and when required. A distinguishing feature of the proposed work is the use of state space realizations of GOBF networks for model development and prediction. Simulation studies using the benchmark quadruple tank system (Johansson [2000]) reveal that the proposed approach provides su¢cient degrees of freedom to excite the plant in closed loop for generating information rich data for model parameter estimation.