Perspectives in Control Engineering Technologies, Applications, and New Directions - Hardcover

Samad, Tariq

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0780353560 ISBN 13: 9780780353565

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

"What important research developments are under way in control science and engineering? What are key challenges in control technology applications to different domains? What new directions are being charted for control systems?

Now practicing control engineers and students can find accessible answers to these multifaceted control issues without the intensive mathematical analysis usually found in control systems books. This all–in–one resource brings you state–of–the–art research results by contributors who are leading experts in control.

You will find insightful introductions and discussions of future trends for a range of control technologies and applications, including:
∗ Computer–aided control system design
∗ Discrete event systems
∗ Intelligent control
∗ Industrial process control
∗ Intelligent transportation systems.

PERSPECTIVES IN CONTROL ENGINEERING is the one–stop volume you need to gain an overview of the latest advances in control systems."

Sponsored by:
IEEE Control Systems Society.

About this title

About the Author

About the Editor Tariq Samad is Chief Fellow at Honeywell Technology Center–the research and development center for the corporation′s businesses which include industrial, homes and buildings, and aerospace controls. He has led projects investigating applications of advanced control and automation systems in all of these areas. Dr. Samad is also an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds 11 patents and is a Honeywell STAR inventor. Dr. Samad has published widely in the field of control systems and is editor in chief of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine. Currently, he serves on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Control Systems Society.

From the Back Cover

Electrical Engineering Perspectives in Control Engineering Technologies, Applications, and New Directions What important research developments are underway in the dynamic, multifaceted discipline of control engineering? What are they key challenges in the application of control technology to different domains? What new directions are being charted for control systems? Practicing control engineers, students, and researchers can find answers to these questions in this edited book. The chapters are written specifically to be accessible to a broad engineering audience and omit unnecessary theoretical detail. Perspectives in Control Engineering brings you–state–of–the–art research results by contributors, who are leading experts in control science and engineering. You will find insightful introductions and discussions of future trends for a range of control technologies and applications, including:
∗ Computer–aided control system design
∗ Discrete–event systems
∗ Intelligent control
∗ Industrial process control
∗ Intelligent transportation systems
∗ Communication networks
Perspectives in Control Engineering is the one–stop source that bridges the gap between the control research community and control practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0780353560
• ISBN 13: 9780780353565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 530