Optimisation of Industrial Processes at Supervisory Level

Optimisation of Industrial Processes at Supervisory Level
Author: Doris A. Saez
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447101138

This monograph presents new methodologies to improve power plants' efficiency, by using automatic control algorithms. This will lead to an improvement in companies’ profit and also in the quality of their final product. A trans-Atlantic combination of authors ensures an unusually wide range of perspectives.

Model-based Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems Using Identification Techniques

Model-based Fault Diagnosis in Dynamic Systems Using Identification Techniques
Author: Silvio Simani
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447138295

Safety in industrial process and production plants is a concern of rising importance but because the control devices which are now exploited to improve the performance of industrial processes include both sophisticated digital system design techniques and complex hardware, there is a higher probability of failure. Control systems must include automatic supervision of closed-loop operation to detect and isolate malfunctions quickly. A promising method for solving this problem is "analytical redundancy", in which residual signals are obtained and an accurate model of the system mimics real process behaviour. If a fault occurs, the residual signal is used to diagnose and isolate the malfunction. This book focuses on model identification oriented to the analytical approach of fault diagnosis and identification covering: choice of model structure; parameter identification; residual generation; and fault diagnosis and isolation. Sample case studies are used to demonstrate the application of these techniques.

Robust Autonomous Guidance

Robust Autonomous Guidance
Author: Alberto Isidori
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447100115

From the reviews: "The book is an excellent combination of theory and real-world applications. Each application not only demonstrates the power of the theoretical results but also is important on its own behalf." IEEE Control Systems Magazine

Robust Control of Diesel Ship Propulsion

Robust Control of Diesel Ship Propulsion
Author: Nikolaos Xiros
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 144710191X

Based on the author’s research and practical projects, he presents a broad view of the needs and problems of the shipping industry in this area. The book covers several models and control types, developing an integrated nonlinear state-space model of the marine propulsion system.

Strategies for Feedback Linearisation

Strategies for Feedback Linearisation
Author: Freddy Rafael Garces
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1447100654

Using relevant mathematical proofs and case studies illustrating design and application issues, this book demonstrates this powerful technique in the light of research on neural networks, which allow the identification of nonlinear models without the complicated and costly development of models based on physical laws.

Optimal Real-time Control of Sewer Networks

Optimal Real-time Control of Sewer Networks
Author: Magdalene Marinaki
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2005-01-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781852338947

A sine qua non of control system development for modern sewer networks is the preservation of the water system around a network’s outflow(s). Several approaches have been proposed for the optimisation of sewage control and Optimal Real-time Control of Sewer Networks provides a comparative synthesis of a central sewer network flow control based on two of these: nonlinear-optimal and multivariable-feedback control. Testing and comparison of these protocols are made on the basis of their control results for the large-scale sewer network located around the river Obere Iller in Bavaria. The control strategies implemented within this network are based on this study. From the selection of possible methods of control and moving to the implementation of those methods in a real sewer system, this monograph will be invaluable to control and civil engineers working in sewage flow and wastewater treatment and of interest to academics wishing to see how their ideas on optimal control work out when practically applied.

Precision Motion Control

Precision Motion Control
Author: Kok Kiong Tan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2007-11-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1848000219

This second edition of Precision Motion Control focuses on enabling technologies for precision engineering. It has been extensively edited and rewritten throughout with the following particular areas being expanded or added: • piezoelectric actuators • fine movement control • gantry-stage control • interpolation of quadrature encoder signals • geometrical error modeling for single-, dual- and general-XY-axis stages.

Fault-tolerant Control Systems

Fault-tolerant Control Systems
Author: Hassan Noura
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2009-07-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1848826532

The seriesAdvancesinIndustrialControl aims to report and encourage te- nologytransfer in controlengineering. The rapid development of controlte- nology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. New theory, new controllers, actuators, sensors, new industrial processes, computer methods, new applications, new philosophies. . . , new challenges. Much of this devel- ment work resides in industrial reports, feasibility study papers, and the - ports of advanced collaborative projects. The series o?ers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of such new work in all aspects of industrial control for wider and rapid dissemination. Control system design and technology continues to develop in many d- ferent directions. One theme that the Advances in Industrial Control series is following is the application of nonlinear control design methods, and the series has some interesting new commissions in progress. However, another theme of interest is how to endow the industrial controller with the ability to overcome faults and process degradation. Fault detection and isolation is a broad ?eld with a research literature spanning several decades. This topic deals with three questions: • How is the presence of a fault detected? • What is the cause of the fault? • Where is it located? However, there has been less focus on the question of how to use the control system to accommodate and overcome the performance deterioration caused by the identi?ed sensor or actuator fault.

Control and Monitoring of Chemical Batch Reactors

Control and Monitoring of Chemical Batch Reactors
Author: Fabrizio Caccavale
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-12-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0857291955

The Chemical Batch Reactor is aimed at tackling the above problems from a blending of academic and industrial perspectives. Advanced solutions (i.e., those based on recent research results) to the four fundamental problems of modeling, identification, control and fault diagnosis for batch processes are developed in detail in four distinct chapters. In each chapter, a general overview of foundational concepts is also given, together with a review of recent and classical literature on the various subjects. To provide a unitary treatment of the different topics and give a firm link to the underlying practical applications, a single case study is developed as the book progresses; a batch process of industrial interest, i.e., the phenol-formaldehyde reaction for the production of phenolic resins, is adopted to test the various techniques developed. In this way, a roadmap of the solutions to fundamental problems, ranging from the early stages of the production process to the complete design of control and diagnosis systems, is provided for both industrial practitioners and academic researchers.

Dry Clutch Control for Automotive Applications

Dry Clutch Control for Automotive Applications
Author: Pietro J. Dolcini
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2010-05-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1849960682

Dry Clutch Control for Automated Manual Transmission Vehiclesanalyses the control of a part of the powertrain which has a key role in ride comfort during standing-start and gear-shifting manoeuvres. The mechanical conception of the various elements in the driveline has long since been optimised so this book takes a more holistic system-oriented view of the problem featuring: a comprehensive description of the driveline elements and their operation paying particular attention to the clutch, a nonlinear model of the driveline for simulation and a simplified model for control design, with a standing-start driver automaton for closed loop simulation, a detailed analysis of the engagement operation and the related comfort criteria, different control schemes aiming at meeting these criteria, friction coefficient and unknown input clutch torque observers, practical implementation issues and solutions based on experience of implementing optimal engagement strategies on two Renault prototypes.