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Advanced Control Foundation

Author : Terrence Blevins
Publisher : International Society of Automation
ISBN 13 : 9781937560553
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (65 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control Foundation by : Terrence Blevins

Download or read book Advanced Control Foundation written by Terrence Blevins and published by International Society of Automation. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to apply advanced control techniques in the process industry. The book is written for the process or control engineer that is familiar with traditional control but has little or no experience in designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining advanced control applications. Each chapter of the book is structured to allow a person to quickly understand the technology and how it is applied. Application examples are used to show what is required to address an application. Also, a section of each chapter is dedicated to a more in-depth discussion of the technology for the reader that is interested in understanding the mathematical basis for the technology. A workshop is provided at the end of each chapter that explores the technology. The reader may view the workshop solution by going to the web site that accompanies the book. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the major advanced control techniques that are most commonly used in the process industry. This includes tools for monitoring control system performance, on-demand and adaptive tuning techniques, model predictive control, LP optimization, data analytics for batch and continuous processes, fuzzy logic control, neural networks and advancements in PID to use with wireless measurements. Since many readers may work with an existing DCS that does not support advanced control, a chapter of the book is dedicated to tools and techniques that the authors have found useful in integrating advanced control tools into an existing control system. Also, one chapter of the book addresses how dynamic process simulations may be easily created in a DCS to support checkout and operator training on the use of advanced control.

Control Loop Foundation

Author : Terrence L. Blevins
Publisher : ISA
ISBN 13 : 1936007541
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis Control Loop Foundation by : Terrence L. Blevins

Download or read book Control Loop Foundation written by Terrence L. Blevins and published by ISA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this in-depth book, the authors address the concepts and terminology that are needed to work in the field of process control. The material is presented in a straightforward manner that is independent of the control system manufacturer. It is assumed that the reader may not have worked in a process plant environment and may be unfamiliar with the field devices and control systems. Much of the material on the practical aspects of control design and process applications is based on the authors personal experience gained in working with process control systems. Thus, the book is written to act as a guide for engineers, managers, technicians, and others that are new to process control or experienced control engineers who are unfamiliar with multi-loop control techniques. After the traditional single-loop and multi-loop techniques that are most often used in industry are covered, a brief introduction to advanced control techniques is provided. Whether the reader of this book is working as a process control engineer, working in a control group or working in an instrument department, the information will set the solid foundation needed to understand and work with existing control systems or to design new control applications. At various points in the chapters on process characterization and control design, the reader has an opportunity to apply what was learned using web-based workshops. The only items required to access these workshops are a high-speed Internet connection and a web browser. Dynamic process simulations are built into the workshops to give the reader a realistic "hands-on" experience. Also, one chapter of the book is dedicated to techniques that may be used to create process simulations using tools that are commonly available within most distributed control systems. At various points in the chapters on process characterization and control design, the reader has an opportunity to apply what was learned using web-based workshops. The only items required to access these workshops are a high-speed Internet connection and a web browser. Dynamic process simulations are built into the workshops to give the reader a realistic "hands-on" experience. Also, one chapter of the book is dedicated to techniques that may be used to create process simulations using tools that are commonly available within most distributed control systems. As control techniques are introduced, simple process examples are used to illustrate how these techniques are applied in industry. The last chapter of the book, on process applications, contains several more complex examples from industry that illustrate how basic control techniques may be combined to meet a variety of application requirements. As control techniques are introduced, simple process examples are used to illustrate how these techniques are applied in industry. The last chapter of the book, on process applications, contains several more complex examples from industry that illustrate how basic control techniques may be combined to meet a variety of application requirements.

Advanced, Contemporary Control

Author : Andrzej Bartoszewicz
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030509362
Total Pages : 1560 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced, Contemporary Control by : Andrzej Bartoszewicz

Download or read book Advanced, Contemporary Control written by Andrzej Bartoszewicz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 1560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Polish Control Conference. A triennial event that was first held in 1958, the conference successfully combines its long tradition with a modern approach to shed light on problems in control engineering, automation, robotics and a wide range of applications in these disciplines. The book presents new theoretical results concerning the steering of dynamical systems, as well as industrial case studies and worked solutions to real-world problems in contemporary engineering. It particularly focuses on the modelling, identification, analysis and design of automation systems; however, it also addresses the evaluation of their performance, efficiency and reliability. Other topics include fault-tolerant control in robotics, automated manufacturing, mechatronics and industrial systems. Moreover, it discusses data processing and transfer issues, covering a variety of methodologies, including model predictive, robust and adaptive techniques, as well as algebraic and geometric methods, and fractional order calculus approaches. The book also examines essential application areas, such as transportation and autonomous intelligent vehicle systems, robotic arms, mobile manipulators, cyber-physical systems, electric drives and both surface and underwater marine vessels. Lastly, it explores biological and medical applications of the control-theory-inspired methods.

Advanced Control Systems

Author : Yuriy P. Kondratenko
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000794067
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control Systems by : Yuriy P. Kondratenko

Download or read book Advanced Control Systems written by Yuriy P. Kondratenko and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Control Systems: Theory and Applications provides an overview of advanced research lines in control systems as well as in design, development and implementation methodologies for perspective control systems and their components in different areas of industrial and special applications. It consists of extended versions of the selected papers presented at the XXV International Conference on Automatic Control “Automatics 2018” (September 18-19, 2018, Lviv, Ukraine) which is the main Ukrainian Control Conference organized by Ukrainian Association on Automatic Control (National member organization of IFAC) and Lviv National University “Lvivska Politechnica”. More than 100 papers were presented at the conference with topics including: mathematical problems of control, optimization and game theory; control and identification under uncertainty; automated control of technical, technological and biotechnical objects; controlling the aerospace craft, marine vessels and other moving objects; intelligent control and information processing; mechatronics and robotics; information measuring technologies in automation; automation and IT training of personnel; the Internet of things and the latest technologies. The book is divided into two main parts, the first concerning theory (7 chapters) and the second concerning applications (7 chapters) of advanced control systems. The first part “Advances in Theoretical Research on Automatic Control” consists of theoretical research results which deal with descriptor control impulsive delay systems, motion control in condition of conflict, inverse dynamic models, invariant relations in optimal control, robust adaptive control, bio-inspired algorithms, optimization of fuzzy control systems, and extremal routing problem with constraints and complicated cost functions. The second part “Advances in Control Systems Applications” is based on the chapters which consider different aspects of practical implementation of advanced control systems, in particular, special cases in determining the spacecraft position and attitude using computer vision system, the spacecraft orientation by information from a system of stellar sensors, control synthesis of rotational and spatial spacecraft motion at approaching stage of docking, intelligent algorithms for the automation of complex biotechnical objects, an automatic control system for the slow pyrolysis of organic substances with variable composition, simulation complex of hierarchical systems based on the foresight and cognitive modelling, and advanced identification of impulse processes in cognitive maps. The chapters have been structured to provide an easy-to-follow introduction to the topics that are addressed, including the most relevant references, so that anyone interested in this field can get started in the area. This book may be useful for researchers and students who are interesting in advanced control systems.

Trends in Advanced Intelligent Control, Optimization and Automation

Author : Wojciech Mitkowski
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319606999
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis Trends in Advanced Intelligent Control, Optimization and Automation by : Wojciech Mitkowski

Download or read book Trends in Advanced Intelligent Control, Optimization and Automation written by Wojciech Mitkowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the proceedings of the KKA 2017 – the 19th Polish Control Conference, organized by the Department of Automatics and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland on June 18–21, 2017, under the auspices of the Committee on Automatic Control and Robotics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Commission for Engineering Sciences of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. Part 1 deals with general issues of modeling and control, notably flow modeling and control, sliding mode, predictive, dual, etc. control. In turn, Part 2 focuses on optimization, estimation and prediction for control. Part 3 is concerned with autonomous vehicles, while Part 4 addresses applications. Part 5 discusses computer methods in control, and Part 6 examines fractional order calculus in the modeling and control of dynamic systems. Part 7 focuses on modern robotics. Part 8 deals with modeling and identification, while Part 9 deals with problems related to security, fault detection and diagnostics. Part 10 explores intelligent systems in automatic control, and Part 11 discusses the use of control tools and techniques in biomedical engineering. Lastly, Part 12 considers engineering education and teaching with regard to automatic control and robotics.

Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants

Author : Daniel Sbárbaro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1849961069
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants by : Daniel Sbárbaro

Download or read book Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants written by Daniel Sbárbaro and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants describes the use of dynamic models of mineral processing equipment in the design of control, data reconciliation and soft-sensing schemes; through examples, it illustrates tools integrating simulation and control system design for comminuting circuits and flotation columns. Coverage is given to the design of soft sensors based on either single-point measurements or more complex measurements like images. Issues concerning data reconciliation and its employment in the creation of instrument architecture and fault diagnosis are surveyed. In consideration of the widespread use of distributed control and information management systems in mineral processing, the book describes the platforms and toolkits available for implementing such systems. Applications of the techniques described in real plants are used to highlight their benefits; information for all of the examples, together with supporting MATLAB® code can be found at www.springer.com/978-1-84996-105-9.

Advanced Control of AC / DC Power Networks

Author : Abdelkrim Benchaib
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1848218028
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control of AC / DC Power Networks by : Abdelkrim Benchaib

Download or read book Advanced Control of AC / DC Power Networks written by Abdelkrim Benchaib and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power engineering domain is facing huge challenges, with an increasing interest in intermittent renewable energies which are imposing major technical limitations. Operating ever closer to their limits, the industry-standard AC power grids are subject to instabilities. This book presents an insight into DC grid systems, offering interesting issues to well controlled power grids, in contrast to current AC systems which provide the simplest and most economic connection method for short distances.

Advanced Control of Chemical Processes 1994

Author : D. Bonvin
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483297594
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Control of Chemical Processes 1994 written by D. Bonvin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication brings together the latest research findings in the key area of chemical process control; including dynamic modelling and simulation - modelling and model validation for application in linear and nonlinear model-based control: nonlinear model-based predictive control and optimization - to facilitate constrained real-time optimization of chemical processes; statistical control techniques - major developments in the statistical interpretation of measured data to guide future research; knowledge-based v model-based control - the integration of theoretical aspects of control and optimization theory with more recent developments in artificial intelligence and computer science.

Advanced Control of Grid-Connected High-Power Converters

Author : Chenghui Zhang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811989982
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control of Grid-Connected High-Power Converters by : Chenghui Zhang

Download or read book Advanced Control of Grid-Connected High-Power Converters written by Chenghui Zhang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The high-power grid-connected converters play a vital role in modern power system, realizing the conversion and transmission of electrical energy, and determining its safety, stability and efficiency. This book explores the advanced control strategies of high-power grid-connected converter to satisfy the high-power requirements in practical applications. Special attention is given to grid-connected converter modules in parallel operation to overcome the challenges of non-ideal power grid, power switches faults, and circulating current. Through the advanced control strategies presented in this book, the power capacity of grid-connected converter is flexibly increased with high-reliability and efficiency, thus expanding the application range of high-power converters in modern power system. To facilitate understanding, this book provides step-by-step model derivation and controller design for grid-connected converter. Meanwhile, it also provides the comprehensive simulation and experimental results to offer readers a deep insight into the control process of grid-connected converters. This book serves as a guide for electrical engineers and researchers involved in the development of high-power converters.

British Qualifications 2020

Author : Kogan Page Editorial
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749497416
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book British Qualifications 2020 written by Kogan Page Editorial and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 50th edition, British Qualifications 2020 is the definitive one-volume guide to every recognized qualification on offer in the United Kingdom. With an equal focus on both academic and professional vocational studies, this indispensable guide has full details of all institutions and organizations involved in the provision of further and higher education, making it the essential reference source for careers advisers, students, and employers. It also contains a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the structure of further and higher education in the UK, including an explanation of the most recent education reforms, providing essential context for the qualifications listed. British Qualifications 2020 is compiled and checked annually to ensure the highest currency and accuracy of this valuable information. Containing details on the professional vocational qualifications available from over 350 professional institutions and accrediting bodies, informative entries for all UK academic universities and colleges, and a full description of the current structural and legislative framework of academic and vocational education, it is the complete reference for lifelong learning and continuing professional development in the UK.

Developments in Advanced Control and Intelligent Automation for Complex Systems

Author : Min Wu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030621472
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Developments in Advanced Control and Intelligent Automation for Complex Systems written by Min Wu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the developments in the advanced control and intelligent automation for complex systems completed over the last two decades, including the progress in advanced control theory and method, intelligent control and decision-making of complex metallurgical processes, intelligent systems and machine learning, intelligent robot systems design and control, and prediction and control technology for renewable energy. With the depth and breadth of coverage of this book, it serves as a useful reference for engineers in the field of automation and complex process control and graduate students interested in advanced control theory and computational intelligence as well as their applications to the complex industrial processes. This book offers an up-to-date overview of this active research area. It provides readers with the state-of-the-art methods for advanced control and intelligent automation for complex systems

Process Systems Engineering for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Author : Ravendra Singh
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444639667
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Process Systems Engineering for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing written by Ravendra Singh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Process Systems Engineering for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: From Product Design to Enterprise-Wide Decisions, Volume 41, covers the following process systems engineering methods and tools for the modernization of the pharmaceutical industry: computer-aided pharmaceutical product design and pharmaceutical production processes design/synthesis; modeling and simulation of the pharmaceutical processing unit operation, integrated flowsheets and applications for design, analysis, risk assessment, sensitivity analysis, optimization, design space identification and control system design; optimal operation, control and monitoring of pharmaceutical production processes; enterprise-wide optimization and supply chain management for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Currently, pharmaceutical companies are going through a paradigm shift, from traditional manufacturing mode to modernized mode, built on cutting edge technology and computer-aided methods and tools. Such shifts can benefit tremendously from the application of methods and tools of process systems engineering. - Introduces Process System Engineering (PSE) methods and tools for discovering, developing and deploying greener, safer, cost-effective and efficient pharmaceutical production processes - Includes a wide spectrum of case studies where different PSE tools and methods are used to improve various pharmaceutical production processes with distinct final products - Examines the future benefits and challenges for applying PSE methods and tools to pharmaceutical manufacturing

Process Dynamics and Control

Author : Dale E. Seborg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119285917
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Process Dynamics and Control written by Dale E. Seborg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new 4th edition of Seborg’s Process Dynamics Control provides full topical coverage for process control courses in the chemical engineering curriculum, emphasizing how process control and its related fields of process modeling and optimization are essential to the development of high-value products. A principal objective of this new edition is to describe modern techniques for control processes, with an emphasis on complex systems necessary to the development, design, and operation of modern processing plants. Control process instructors can cover the basic material while also having the flexibility to include advanced topics.

Advanced Control Strategies for Social and Economic Systems (ACS'04)

Author : Peter Kopacek
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080442426
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Control Strategies for Social and Economic Systems (ACS'04) by : Peter Kopacek

Download or read book Advanced Control Strategies for Social and Economic Systems (ACS'04) written by Peter Kopacek and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-01-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -Volume IV

Author : Konstantin V. Frolov
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848262973
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ENERGY SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -Volume IV written by Konstantin V. Frolov and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainable Development theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainable Development with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses mechanical engineering - the generation and application of heat and mechanical power and the design, production, and use of machines and tools. These five volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.

Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing

Author : Y. A. Liu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527843825
Total Pages : 1027 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (278 download)

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Book Synopsis Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing by : Y. A. Liu

Download or read book Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing written by Y. A. Liu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing Detailed resource on the “Why,” “What,” and “How” of integrated process modeling, advanced control and data analytics explained via hands-on examples and workshops for optimizing polyolefin manufacturing. Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing discusses, as well as demonstrates, the optimization of polyolefin production by covering topics from polymer process modeling and advanced process control to data analytics and machine learning, and sustainable design and industrial practice. The text also covers practical problems, handling of real data streams, developing the right level of detail, and tuning models to the available data, among other topics, to allow for easy translation of concepts into practice. Written by two highly qualified authors, Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing includes information on: Segment-based modeling of polymer processes; selection of thermodynamic methods; estimation of physical properties for polymer process modeling Reactor modeling, convergence tips and data-fit tool; free radical polymerization (LDPE, EVA and PS), Ziegler-Natta polymerization (HDPE, PP, LLPDE, and EPDM) and ionic polymerization (SBS rubber) Improved polymer process operability and control through steady-state and dynamic simulation models Model-predictive control of polyolefin processes and applications of multivariate statistics and machine learning to optimizing polyolefin manufacturing Integrated Process Modeling, Advanced Control and Data Analytics for Optimizing Polyolefin Manufacturing enables readers to make full use of advanced computer models and latest data analytics and machine learning tools for optimizing polyolefin manufacturing, making it an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and new and experienced engineers involved in the polyolefin industry.

Automatic Control, Robotics, and Information Processing

Author : Piotr Kulczycki
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030485870
Total Pages : 843 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Automatic Control, Robotics, and Information Processing by : Piotr Kulczycki

Download or read book Automatic Control, Robotics, and Information Processing written by Piotr Kulczycki and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 843 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a wide and comprehensive range of issues and problems in various fields of science and engineering, from both theoretical and applied perspectives. The desire to develop more effective and efficient tools and techniques for dealing with complex processes and systems has been a natural inspiration for the emergence of numerous fields of science and technology, in particular control and automation and, more recently, robotics. The contributions gathered here concern the development of methods and algorithms to determine best practices regarding broadly perceived decisions or controls. From an engineering standpoint, many of them focus on how to automate a specific process or complex system. From a tools-based perspective, several contributions address the development of analytic and algorithmic methods and techniques, devices and systems that make it possible to develop and subsequently implement the automation and robotization of crucial areas of human activity. All topics discussed are illustrated with sample applications.