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PD Plus Error-Dependent Integral Nonlinear Controllers for Robot Manipulators
In framework of traditional PID controllers, there are only three parameters available to tune, as a result, performance of the resulting system is always limited. -
The Industrial Sector Is Uniquely Vulnerable to Cyberattack
Many government-focused cyberattacks originate from entities in developing countries interested in growing their critical infrastructure. -
Temperature Sensor Installation for Best Response and Accuracy
Best practices to get the most out of the inherent capability of a temperature sensor. -
Webinar Recording: Critical Task of Pressure Instrumentation Maintenance
Pressure instrumentation maintenance is a critical and daily task, yet proper procedures for managing and calibrating these instruments are often overlooked or not understood. -
ISA Sharpens Its Focus On Achieving Its Strategic Goals
ISA President Rick Roop details the Executive Summit meeting and shares how deeper involvement from key leadership is key to ISA's strategic goals. -
How to Integrate Multigenerational Industrial Automation Systems
You may have to follow the path of a cross-platform, multigenerational upgrade or migration to upgrade your automation system. -
Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Non-Gaussian Stochastic Distribution Systems With Time Delays via RBF Neural Networks
An ISA technical paper investigates a new fault detection and diagnosis problem via the output probability density functions for non-gausian stochastic distribution systems is investigated. -
Temperature Communication for Best Accuracy and Reliability, and Least Noise
How the advent of smart transmitters and wireless communication has opened the door to better temperature communication & process performance improvements. -
The Proper Implementation and Common Mistakes of Sequential Function Charts
A brief overview of sequential function charts, describing proper implementation and common mistakes. -
Experimental Verification of SMC with Moving Switching Lines Applied to Hoisting Crane Vertical Motion Control
An ISA technical paper proposes a sliding mode control strategies for the point-to-point motion control of a hoisting crane. -
Industrial Big Data Analytics: Present and Future
Big data storage and fast processing capabilities need to become one hybrid system. -
How Manufacturing Firms Use Remote Management Support Strategies
Remote management is now recognized as a best practice to creating strategic advantages by lowing cost and improving efficiency. -
How ISA Will Achieve Its Five Strategic Goals in 2015
ISA President Rick Roop discusses how ISA will work toward achieving its five strategic goals in big data, content, coolest delivery, cybersecurity and career advocacy. -
How FDI Technology Meets the Device Integration Needs of Your Plant or Facility
FDI technology is a device integration technology that plays a key role in addressing device management in an operating plant. -
What are the Inherent Differences in the Performance of Pure Batch, Fed-Batch and Continuous Reactors?
A look at the differences between pure batch versus fed-batch versus continuous reactors. -
A Fast Converging Robust Controller Using Adaptive Second Order Sliding Mode
An ISA technical paper proposes an adaptive second order sliding mode controller with a nonlinear sliding surface. -
Leverage New Knowledge to Avoid Being Blindsided
If you do not leverage new knowledge, you can be blindsided by others who apply it, especially your competitors. -
ISA Training and Education Programs for February
ISA's training and educational program from February 2015. -
An Overview of the Control Loops for Batch, Fed-Batch and Continuous Reactors
A look at how many of the loops can be the same and how all reactors benefit from a more extensive application of feedback control. -
Static Feedback Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems
Low cost single sensor/single actuator approach to static feedback stabilization of nonlinear systems. Issue is present in many engineering applications.




















