Although it would be nice to be factory-trained on every piece of equipment (and have a troubleshooting decision-tree or flowchart, too!), reality hands us a different situation. You may be tasked ...

Optimal control problems are mathematical formulations used to determine control strategies that yield a desired outcome while minimising a prescribed cost function. In many applications, these ...

Plant engineers and technicians are frequently asked to tune the controller when a control loop’s process value has prolonged or significant excursions from the set point. But in many instances, no ...