Publisher's Synopsis
Electrical Engineering Perspectives in Control Engineering Technologies, Applications, and New Directions What important research developments are underway in the dynamic, multifaceted discipline of control engineering? What are they key challenges in the application of control technology to different domains? What new directions are being charted for control systems? Practicing control engineers, students, and researchers can find answers to these questions in this edited book. The chapters are written specifically to be accessible to a broad engineering audience and omit unnecessary theoretical detail. Perspectives in Control Engineering brings you–state–of–the–art research results by contributors, who are leading experts in control science and engineering. You will find insightful introductions and discussions of future trends for a range of control technologies and applications, including:
∗ Computer–aided control system design
∗ Discrete–event systems
∗ Intelligent control
∗ Industrial process control
∗ Intelligent transportation systems
∗ Communication networks
Perspectives in Control Engineering is the one–stop source that bridges the gap between the control research community and control practitioners.