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Real-time data acquisition and control explained for engineers and managers. Learn how timing, sensors, and computation shape modern factory automation and robotics.
This book examines how real-time constraints affect design on the factory floor. It lays out the hardware and software limits that control loops must beat to stay responsive, and it connects theory to practical lessons from lab and industry settings. The focus is on making systems that can observe, compare, and correct in time to keep processes moving smoothly.
- How control loops balance planning, sensing, and action to minimize delays
- The impact of bus design, memory speed, and processor cycles on real-time performance
- Strategies for organizing software and hardware to meet hard real-time requirements
- Ways to approach solvable real-time problems and recognize when compromises are needed
Ideal for readers of engineering and automation topics who want practical guidance on building responsive, reliable real-time control systems.
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Bernstein teaches physics at Hampshire College, holds a visiting research position at M.I.T., and is president of ISIS.
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