The Control Handbook

The Control Handbook
Author: William S. Levine
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1580
Release: 1996-02-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780849385704

This is the biggest, most comprehensive, and most prestigious compilation of articles on control systems imaginable. Every aspect of control is expertly covered, from the mathematical foundations to applications in robot and manipulator control. Never before has such a massive amount of authoritative, detailed, accurate, and well-organized information been available in a single volume. Absolutely everyone working in any aspect of systems and controls must have this book!

The Control Handbook (three volume set)

The Control Handbook (three volume set)
Author: William S. Levine
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 3526
Release: 2018-10-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420073672

At publication, The Control Handbook immediately became the definitive resource that engineers working with modern control systems required. Among its many accolades, that first edition was cited by the AAP as the Best Engineering Handbook of 1996. Now, 15 years later, William Levine has once again compiled the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on control engineering. He has fully reorganized the text to reflect the technical advances achieved since the last edition and has expanded its contents to include the multidisciplinary perspective that is making control engineering a critical component in so many fields. Now expanded from one to three volumes, The Control Handbook, Second Edition brilliantly organizes cutting-edge contributions from more than 200 leading experts representing every corner of the globe. They cover everything from basic closed-loop systems to multi-agent adaptive systems and from the control of electric motors to the control of complex networks. Progressively organized, the three volume set includes: Control System Fundamentals Control System Applications Control System Advanced Methods Any practicing engineer, student, or researcher working in fields as diverse as electronics, aeronautics, or biomedicine will find this handbook to be a time-saving resource filled with invaluable formulas, models, methods, and innovative thinking. In fact, any physicist, biologist, mathematician, or researcher in any number of fields developing or improving products and systems will find the answers and ideas they need. As with the first edition, the new edition not only stands as a record of accomplishment in control engineering but provides researchers with the means to make further advances.

Moisture Control Handbook

Moisture Control Handbook
Author: Joseph Lstiburek
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 230
Release: 1996-01-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471318639

In the climate-controlled buildings of today, moisture problemsaffect not only the useable life expectancy of the structure, butthe comfort and health of the occupants. This reference is thefirst to apply up-to-date moisture control and treatment techniquesin a problem/solution format. Opening with an introductoryexplanation of the nature and causes of mold, mildew, andcondensation, the book gives specific advice on heated, cooled, andcombination environments, plus a short course in the dynamics ofmoisture movement within buildings. Other invaluable coverageincludes: * clear, detailed recommended practices for all United Statesclimates * practices for cooling as well as heating climates (often, heatingclimate solutions are applied in cooling climates, where problemsand solutions are completely different) * an overall, systematic view of moisture problems--including howmechanical systems and occupant lifestyles can create and alsoresolve moisture problems * actual case studies of buildings with moisture problems thatillustrate the principles and practices presented in the book This detailed, no-nonsense exploration of moisture cause andeffect--as well as its protection and remediation--will expandreaders' knowledge on this crucial subject. Moisture ControlHandbook will be welcomed by building contractors, architects,mechanical engineers, building science researchers, buildingproduct manufacturers, homeowners, and small commercial buildingowners.

The Control Techniques Drives and Controls Handbook

The Control Techniques Drives and Controls Handbook
Author: Bill Drury
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 765
Release: 2009-06-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1849190135

This book contains a great deal of practical information for drives and industrial engineers who use motors and drives. It is a comprehensive guide to the technology underlying drives and motors.

Handbook of Manufacturing Control

Handbook of Manufacturing Control
Author: Hermann Lödding
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2012-12-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642244580

Unternehmen mit kurzen Lieferzeiten, hoher Liefertreue und niedrigen Beständen wachsen schnell und erzielen hohe Gewinne. Wie Unternehmen diese logistische Herausforderung meistern können, zeigt das Buch anhand von aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen der Leibniz Universität Hannover. Der Band gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Aufgaben und Verfahren der Fertigungssteuerung und befähigt Leser dazu, Schwächen in diesem Bereich zu erkennen und zu korrigieren. Ein fundiertes Nachschlagewerk für Studierende, Dozenten, Ingenieure und Wissenschaftler.

Handbook of Control Systems Engineering

Handbook of Control Systems Engineering
Author: Louis C. Westphal
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1074
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1461515335

This book is a revision and extension of my 1995 Sourcebook of Control Systems Engineering. Because of the extensions and other modifications, it has been retitled Handbook of Control Systems Engineering, which it is intended to be for its prime audience: advanced undergraduate students, beginning graduate students, and practising engineers needing an understandable review of the field or recent developments which may prove useful. There are several differences between this edition and the first. • Two new chapters on aspects of nonlinear systems have been incorporated. In the first of these, selected material for nonlinear systems is concentrated on four aspects: showing the value of certain linear controllers, arguing the suitability of algebraic linearization, reviewing the semi-classical methods of harmonic balance, and introducing the nonlinear change of variable technique known as feedback linearization. In the second chapter, the topic of variable structure control, often with sliding mode, is introduced. • Another new chapter introduces discrete event systems, including several approaches to their analysis. • The chapters on robust control and intelligent control have been extensively revised. • Modest revisions and extensions have also been made to other chapters, often to incorporate extensions to nonlinear systems.

Blowout and Well Control Handbook

Blowout and Well Control Handbook
Author: Robert D. Grace
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2017-05-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128126752

Blowout and Well Control Handbook, Second Edition, brings the engineer and rig personnel up to date on all the useful methods, equipment, and project details needed to solve daily well control challenges. Blowouts are the most expensive and one of the most preventable accidents in the oil and gas industry. While some rig crews experience frequent well control incidents, some go years before seeing the real thing. Either way, the crew must always be prepared with quick understanding of the operations and calculations necessary to maintain well control. Updated to cover the lessons learned and new technology following the Macondo incident, this fully detailed reference will cover detection of influxes and losses in equipment and methods, a greater emphasis on kick tolerance considerations, an expanded section on floating drilling and deepwater floating drilling procedures, and a new blowout case history from Bangladesh. With updated photos, case studies, and practice examples, Blowout and Well Control Handbook, Second Edition will continue to deliver critical and modern well control information to ensure engineers and personnel stay safe, environmentally-responsible, and effective on the rig. Features updated and new case studies including a chapter devoted to the lessons learned and new procedures following Macondo Teaches new technology such as liquid packer techniques and a new chapter devoted to relief well design and operations Improves on both offshore and onshore operations with expanded material and photos on special conditions, challenges, and control procedures throughout the entire cycle of the well

Lighting Controls Handbook

Lighting Controls Handbook
Author: Craig DiLouie
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020-11-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 877022269X

Intended for energy managers, electrical engineers, building managers, lighting designers, consultants, and other electrical professionals, this book provides a practical description of major lighting controls types and how to apply them. It's a comprehensive step-by-step educational tour of lighting automation technology and its practical design and application, with useful discussion about the purpose and benefits of lighting controls, emphasizing the achieving of relevant energy savings, as well as support of occupant visual needs and preferences. The book shows readers how to take advantage of the many benefits of today's sophisticated controls, including expanded energy saving opportunities, and increased flexibility, reliability and interoperability.

The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control

The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control
Author: Tobias Egner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 629
Release: 2017-03-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118920546

Covering basic theory, new research, and intersections with adjacent fields, this is the first comprehensive reference work on cognitive control – our ability to use internal goals to guide thought and behavior. Draws together expert perspectives from a range of disciplines, including cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and neurology Covers behavioral phenomena of cognitive control, neuroanatomical and computational models of frontal lobe function, and the interface between cognitive control and other mental processes Explores the ways in which cognitive control research can inform and enhance our understanding of brain development and neurological and psychiatric conditions