Download or read book Automatic Control 1990 written by Ü Jaaksoo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a general overview on the state-of-the-art and future developments in automation and control. The application of systems and control in all areas is covered, from the social and cultural effects of control, to control in mineral and metal processing. This volume will be an invaluable source of information to all those interested in the areas of automation and control.

Download or read book Information Control Problems in Manufacturing Technology 1992 written by M.B. Zaremba and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings contain more than 80 of the best papers presented at the INCOM '92 Symposium, and relate to the vast changes which are occurring worldwide in manufacturing technology. Research oriented technical papers cover subjects such as: simulation of manufacturing processes; sensor based robots; information systems; general aspects of CIM and manufacturing networks.

Download or read book Information Control Problems in Manufacturing Technology 1989 written by E.A. Puente and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Symposium presented and discussed the latest research on new theories and advanced applications of automatic systems, which are developed for manufacturing technology or are applicable to advanced manufacturing systems. The topics included computer integrated manufacturing, simulation and the increasingly important areas of artificial intelligence and expert systems, and applied them to the broad spectrum of problems that the modern manufacturing engineer is likely to encounter in the design and application of increasingly complex automatic systems.

Download or read book Nonlinear Control Systems Design 1989 written by A. Isidori and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades, the development of specific methodologies for the control of systems described by nonlinear mathematical models has attracted an ever increasing interest. New breakthroughs have occurred which have aided the design of nonlinear control systems. However there are still limitations which must be understood, some of which were addressed at the IFAC Symposium in Capri. The emphasis was on the methodological developments, although a number of the papers were concerned with the presentation of applications of nonlinear design philosophies to actual control problems in chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering.

Download or read book Dynamics and Control of Chemical Reactors Distillation Columns and Batch Processes DYCORD 92 written by J.G. Balchen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to the three main themes: chemical reactors, distillation columns, and batch processes this volume also addresses some of the new trends in dynamics and control methodology such as model based predictive control, new methods for identification of dynamic models, nonlinear control theory and the application of neural networks to identification and control. Provides a useful reference source of the major advances in the field.

Download or read book Software for Computer Control 1986 written by D. Florian and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume studies the advances of software for computers, their development, applications and management. Topics covered include software project management, real time languages and their uses, and computer aided design techniques. The book also discusses how far artificial intelligence is integrated with business and industry to give a complete overview of the role of computer systems today.

Download or read book Control of Distributed Parameter Systems 1989 written by M. Amouroux and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents state-of-the-art reports on the theory, and current and future applications of control of distributed parameter systems. The papers cover the progress not only in traditional methodology and pure research in control theory, but also the rapid growth of its importance for different applications. This title will be of interest to researchers working in the areas of mathematics, automatic control, computer science and engineering.

Download or read book Power Systems and Power Plant Control 1989 written by U. Ahn and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The control of power systems and power plants is a subject of growing interest which continues to sustain a high level of research, development and application in many diverse yet complementary areas, such as maintaining a high quality but economical service and coping with environmental constraints. The papers included within this volume provide the most up to date developments in this field of research.

Download or read book Control in Transportation Systems 1986 written by M.M. Etschmaier and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates developments in, and management of, transportation systems, future trends and what effects these will have on society. The book studies transportation systems planning; traffic problems and the issue of conservation; the use of logistics, and the role of computers and robotics in traffic control.

Download or read book Dynamics and Control of Chemical Reactors and Distillation Columns written by C. McGreavy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the latest results of both academic and industrial research in the control, modelling and dynamics of two of the most fundamental constituents of all chemical engineering plant. Includes contributions on fixed-bed, gas-phase and tubular reactors, thermal cracking furnaces and distillation columns, related to applications in all major areas of chemical engineering, including petrochemicals and bulk chemical manufacture. Contains 51 papers.

Download or read book Power Systems Modelling and Control Applications written by A. J. Calvaer and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The control of power systems and power plants is a subject of worldwide interest which continues to sustain a high level of research, development and application. Papers pertaining to areas directly related to power systems and representing the state-of-the-art methods are included in this volume. The topics covered include security analysis, dynamic state estimation, voltage control, power plant control, stability analysis, data communication, expert systems and training simulators for power plants. This interchange between those involved in the research and those involved in the practical applications of new ideas and developments provide a comprehensive reference source for all involved in the power industry.

Download or read book Advanced Information Processing in Automatic Control AIPAC 89 written by R. Husson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information Processing is a key area of research and development and the symposium presented state-of-the-art reports on some of the areas which are of relevance in automatic control: fault diagnosis and system reliability. Papers also covered the role of expert systems and other knowledge based systems, which are needed, to cope with the vast quantities of data generated by large scale systems. This volume should be considered essential reading for anyone involved in this rapidly developing area.

Download or read book Robot Control 1991 SYROCO 91 written by I. Troch and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 92 papers on the state-of-the-art in robotics research. In this volume topics on modelling and identification are treated first as they build the basis for practically all control aspects. Then, the most basic control tasks are discussed i.e. problems of inverse kinematics. Groups of papers follow which deal with various advanced control aspects. They range from rather general methods to more specialized topics such as force control and control of hydraulic robots. The problem of path planning is addressed and strategies for robots with one arm, for mobile robots and for multiple arm robots are presented. Also covered are computational improvements and software tools for simulation and control, the integration of sensors and sensor signals in robot control.

Download or read book Fault Detection Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes 1991 written by B. Freyermuth and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Proceedings provide a general overview as well as detailed information on the developing field of reliability and safety of technical processes in automatically controlled processes. The plenary papers present the state-of-the-art and an overview in the areas of aircraft and nuclear power stations, because these safety-critical system domains possess the most highly developed fault management and supervision schemes. Additional plenary papers covered the recent developments in analytical redundancy. In total there are 95 papers presented in these Proceedings.

Download or read book Control Applications of Nonlinear Programming and Optimization 1989 written by H.B. Siguerdidjane and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Proceedings provide valuable information on the exchange of ideas between scientists who apply nonlinear programming and optimization to real world control problems and those who develop new methods, algorithms and software. The papers deal with windshear problems, optimization of aircraft and spacecraft trajectories, optimal control for robots, the optimization of urban traffic control, general mechanical systems, multilevel inventory systems and robust control.

Download or read book International Conflict Resolution Using System Engineering SWIIS written by H. Chestnut and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding an alternative to supplement military ways of resolving international conflicts has been taken up by many people skilled in various areas such as political science, economics, social studies, modelling and simulation, artificial intelligence and expert systems, military strategy and weaponry as well as private business and industry. The Workshop will therefore be of use as it looks at various control methods which would create a conciliatory social and political environment or climate for seeking and obtaining non-military solutions to international conflicts and to solutions to national conflicts which may lead to international conflicts.

Download or read book Advanced Control of Chemical Processes ADCHEM 91 written by K. Najim and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains 40 papers which describe the recent developments in advanced control of chemical processes and related industries. The topics of adaptive control, model-based control and neural networks are covered by 3 survey papers. New adaptive, statistical, model-based control and artificial intelligence techniques and their applications are detailed in several papers. The problem of implementation of control algorithms on a digital computer is also considered.