Control engineering

engineering discipline that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors in control environments

branch of engineering and mathematics that deals with the behavior of dynamical systems with inputs, and how their behavior is modified by feedback

system that manages the behavior of other systems

control loop mechanism used in control engineering based on three terms (P, I and D)

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes. It also covers sensors and other devices, such as programmable logic controllers, also known as a distributed control system (DCS), which interface with process plant or machinery.

thumb|MIMO exploits multipath propagation to multiply link capacity.

Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments, used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. It is also a field of study about the art and science about making measurement instruments, involving the related areas of metrology, automation, and control theory. The term has its origins in the art and science of scientific instrument-making.

ability of a system to continue functioning despite erroneous inputs or faults within some of its components

general term that encompasses several types of control systems and associated instrumentation used for industrial process control

control system in which the controller elements are not central in location but are distributed throughout the system

simple controller keeping a system stable according to a setpoint

device used with AC electrical motors

method to analyze non-binary inputs

pendulum with center of mass above pivot

target value that an automatic control system, for example PID controller, will aim to reach

set of interacting or interdependent entities forming an integrated whole that are able to respond to environmental changes, analogous to physiological homeostasis or evolutionary adaptation in biology

organization

graphical description of a physical dynamic system

SIMATIC is a series of programmable logic controller and automation systems, developed by Siemens. Introduced in 1958, the series has gone through four major generations, the latest being the SIMATIC S7 generation. The series is intended for industrial automation and production.

set of standards under development by the IEEE for real-time networking

time taken by a signal to change to a high value

approach to control of non-linear systems

electrical signalling scheme

hardware and software that detects or causes a change, through the direct monitoring and/or control of industrial equipment, assets, processes and events

linear feedback control system

mathematical and visual method of addressing problems associated with designing complex control, signal processing and communication systems

system whose failure or malfunction may result in death, serious injury or other severe damage

control system

ANSI/ISA-95, or ISA-95 as it is more commonly referred, is an international standard from the International Society of Automation for developing an automated interface between enterprise and control systems. This standard has been developed for global manufacturers. It was developed to be applied in all industries, and in all sorts of processes, like batch processes, continuous and repetitive processes.

any machine used for packaging

error condition in a proportional–integral–derivative controller, may be limited using anti-windup

fundamental building block of industrial control systems, consisting of all the physical components and control functions necessary to automatically adjust the value of a measured process variable with respect to that of a desired set-point

technique in supply chain management

layered model for component organization in software and robotics

transportation of raw materials, pre-fabricates, parts, components, integrated objects and final products as a flow of entities

human machine interface extension of an aircraft's control system that prevents the pilot of an aircraft from making control commands that would force the aircraft to exceed its structural and aerodynamic operating limits