Control Engineering in Development Projects

This practical new guide to designing control systems gives readers a “virtual experience” into the complex engineering problems that may occur during the design and development process. This book gives engineers guidance in their journey to obtain a greater understanding of the thought processes involved in designing and developing successful control systems. This constructive new resource takes engineers through various phases of project development including "A Motor Drive Pr oject- Technology Programs", the project definition phase, the design phase, the implementation phase flight control, and aerodynamic concepts. Clear examples and case studies are presented throughout demonstrating various management styles, and confronting readers with a variety of challenges that could occur during actual projects. Flight control technology studies, nuclear reactors-nuclear power plants, and reactor control projects are also examined.

This book represents a unique contribution to the technical literature on control system design by illustrating principles in the language of control engineering with copious figures. It presents methodical procedures for setting up simulation models used for integrating controls systems with hardware in order to reduce errors and minimizes damages.

System engineers, control system engineers, reliability engineers.

Olis Rubin received his DSc. Eng., MSAIAe.E, Pr. Eng, and MSAI EE Ex. from Pretoria University, Pretoria, South Africa. He has held many positions in control engineering throughout his career including at De nel, PBMR, ContrOlis, Dentron, and CSIR. He was also an honorary post graduate professor in Control Systems at the University of Pretoria.