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Learn to apply control systems in automotive, energy, aerospace, robotics, and manufacturing sectors. Apply feedback control laws to stabilize systems and achieve performance goals. Control systems ...

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Use individual and team exercises to build skills for a dynamic systems approach. Engineered systems increasingly must exploit complex interactions between multiple domains—mechanical, electrical, ...

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has published a new edition of its popular technical book, Successful Instrumentation and Control Systems Design, Second Edition, by Michael D. Whitt. As ...

Which subjects should be included in the curriculum of an undergraduate process control course, and which should not?

ISA recently published the third edition of Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and Application by Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., PE. In this Q&A feature, Dr. Wade highlights the focus, ...

Identify and address the critical questions that consistently impact automation project outcomes across diverse industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals and transportation. Learn technical ...

Note: This specialization requires purchase of a hardware kit in order to apply your knowledge and skill with real world tools. The hardware will be used to complete the lab exercises across the four ...