Engineering Systems and Automatic Control

1968 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 455 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.A. Prime
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Control ◽  
Engineering Systems

Using Pounds-Solids to Optimize Plant Efficiency

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon P. Gerow ◽  
Robert C. Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Control ◽  
Physical Variable ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
First Words ◽  
Plant Efficiency

The first words in Dransfield’s book on “Engineering Systems and Automatic Control” are: “A machine or process is restrained to operate in a predetermined manner; that is, it is controlled. Restraint is usually achieved by controlling a selected physical variable vital to the performance of the particular machine.” It is the intent of this paper to propose pounds-solids as the variable, vital to the operation of a citrus processing plant. Contents of this paper describe a methodology for commercially measuring pounds-solids and using this information to optimize plant efficiency. Paper published with permission.

Teaching Automatic Control of Engineering Systems Using Open Source CH Control System Toolkit and Web-Based Design and Analysis System

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Chen ◽  
Yu-Cheng Chou ◽  
Harry H. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Automatic Control ◽  
System Design ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Control System Design ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Analysis System

Ch Control System Toolkit (CCST) is a software package for design and analysis of control systems. It is implemented as a class with member functions to run in the user-friendly C/C++ interpreter Ch. Based on the CCST, a Web-based Control System Design and Analysis System (WCDAS) has been developed. In this article, using CCST and WCDAS to teach automatic control of engineering systems is presented. Using CCST, students are able to write programs easily with a few lines of C/C++ code to solve practical engineering problems. By solving control system design and analysis problems in C/C++, the programming skills gained in the course are applicable to other areas of engineering. CCST and WCDAS are open source. Students are able to examine the source code to understand the implementation of theories and algorithms in software. Based on CCST and WCDAS, the Web-based Controller/Compensator Design Module (WCCDM) has also been developed for teaching and student learning. Using these Web-based tools, students can perform design and analysis of control systems interactively through a Web browser remotely. The CCST, WCDAS, and WCCDM have been used to teach an undergraduate course on Automatic Control of Engineering Systems at the University of California, Davis. All software packages and teaching materials for this course are available on the internet. They can be downloaded and modified to teach similar courses with different requirements.

Respect-PTSD: Re-Engineering Systems for the Primary Care Treatment of PTSD

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Schnurr ◽  
Matthew Friedman ◽  
Thomas Oxman ◽  
Allen Dietrich ◽  
Mark Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Care Treatment

AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF FABRY PEROT INTERFEROMETERS

1967 ◽  
Vol 28 (C2) ◽  
pp. C2-321-C2-321
Author(s):  
J. V. RAMSAY
Keyword(s):  
Automatic Control ◽  
Fabry Perot

Effectiveness Of Life Cycle Management Of Projects Using Information Modeling

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-29 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Complex Engineering ◽  
Domestic Practices ◽  
Capital Construction ◽  
Complex Engineering Systems

Improving the efficiency of life cycle management of capital construction projects using information modeling technologies is one of the important tasks of the construction industry. The paper presents an analysis of accumulated domestic practices, including the legal and regulatory framework, assessing the effectiveness of managing the implementation of investment construction projects and of complex and serial capital construction projects, as well as the life cycle management of especially dangerous technically complex and unique capital construction projects using information modeling technologies, especially capital construction projects, as well as their supporting and using systems, primarily in the nuclear and transport sectors. A review of modern approaches to assessing the effectiveness of life cycle management systems of complex engineering systems in relation to capital construction projects is carried out. The presented material will make it possible to formulate the basic principles and prospects of applying approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the life cycle management system of a capital construction project using information modeling technologies.

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