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Author:   Edward W. Kamen (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, U.S.A.)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9780123948502

ISBN 10:   0123948509
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   15 July 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. Manufacturing Fundamentals. Introduction to Control. Problems. Example of a Process Control Problem. Continuous-Variable Control. The Laplace Transform. Return to Level Control. Effect of Output Flow. Problems. Modeling of Continuous-Variable Processes. Transfer Function Representation. System Modeling Based on the Step Response. Input Delay. Problems. Control of Continuous-Variable Processes. Closed-Loop Configuration. Tracking a Step Reference. PI Controller. PID Controller. Effect of a Disturbance. Processes with Input Delay. Problems. Digital Control. z-Transform. Design of Digital Controllers. An Alternate Design Approach. Problems. Model Predictive, Adaptive, and Neural Net Controllers. Model Predictive Controllers. Adaptive Control. Neural Net Controllers. Problems. Discrete Logic Control. State Diagram Representation. Boolean Logic Equations. Generation of Boolean Logic Equations. Problems. Ladder Logic Diagrams and PLC Implementation. Electrical Ladder Logic Diagrams. Software Ladder Logic Diagrams. PLC Implementation. Bottle-filling Operation. Problems. Manufacturing Systems. Performance Measures. Flow-Line Analysis. Flow-Line Analysis with Machine Breakdowns. Line Balancing. Problems. Production Control. Production Control Schemes. Pull Systems. A Push and Pull System. Problems. Equipment Interfacing and Communications. Equipment Interfacing. Communications. Web-Based Studies. Appendix A: Further Reading. Appendix B: Laboratory Project. Process Demonstrator. Project Description.

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