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Techniques such as dead time compensation, adaptive control and
Kalman filtering have been around for some time, but as yet find
little application in industry. This book tries to promote the use
of advanced control techniques by taking the reader from basic
theory to practical implementation. It is therefore of interest to
practicing control engineers in various types of industries,
especially the process industry. Graduate and undergraduate
students in control engineering will also find the book extremely
useful since many practical details are given which are usually
omitted in books on control engineering.
Techniques such as dead time compensation, adaptive control and
Kalman filtering have been around for some time, but as yet find
little application in industry. This is due to several reasons,
including: Articles in the literature usually assume that the
reader is familiar with a specific topic and are therefore often
difficult for the practicing control engineer to comprehend. Many
practicing control engineers in the process industry have a
chemical engineering background and did not receive a control
engineering education. There is a wide gap between theory and
practical implementation, since implementation is primarily
concerned with robustness, and theory is not. The user therefore
has to build an "expert shell" in order to achieve the desired
robustness. Little is published on this issue, however. This book
tries to promote the use of advanced control techniques by taking
the reader from basic theory to practical implementation. It is
therefore of interest to practicing control engineers in various
types of industries, especially the process industry. Graduate and
undergraduate students in control engineering will also find the
book extremely useful since many practical details are given which
are usually omitted in books on control engineering. Of special
interest are the simulation examples, illustrating the application
of various control techniques. The examples are available on a
5-1/4" floppy disk and can be used by anyone who has access to
LOTUS 1-2-3. Chapter 1 is the introduction; Chapters 2 through 6
deal with distributed control system networks, computer system
software, computer system selection, reliability and security, and
batch and continuous control. Chapter 7 gives and introduction to
advanced control. Chapters 8 through 11 deal with dead time
compensation techniques and model identification. Chapters 12
through 14 discuss constraint control and design, and the
adjustment and application of simple process models and
optimization. Chapter 15 gives a thorough introduction to adaptive
control, and the last two chapters deal with state and parameter
estimation. This book is a valuable tool for everyone who realizes
the importance of advanced control in achieving improved plant
performance. It will take the reader from theory to practical
implementation.
This book makes an original contribution to the fields of
sociolinguistics, language planning policy and Chinese language
studies. It examines the effectiveness of the Singapore's Speak
Mandarin Campaign in changing the language use of dialect speakers
towards Mandarin.Singapore may be only "a small red dot" and barely
visible on the world's map. However, its complex and dynamic
linguistic diversity and its quadrilingual educational system make
it a unique and fascinating research site for examining deliberate
language planning on the part of governmental authorities. 2017
marks the 38th anniversary of the Speak Mandarin Campaign, a
focused language-planning policy aimed at changing the deeply
entrenched sociolinguistic habits of Chinese Singaporeans who are
used to speaking Chinese dialects. This book provides a revealing
update on dialect speakers' attitudes towards the campaign by
including discussions and other related issues such as the recent
call for the revitalisation of Chinese dialects by younger dialect
speakers, Chinese students' attitude towards learning Mandarin in
schools, the encroachment of English in the home environment, the
spread and dominance of English in the local linguistic landscape,
and the challenges of maintaining Mandarin as a language of use and
preference.
This book has four main parts. Each part serves as a prerequisite
and drives the next part. Knowing what your customer needs is key
to lay a strong insight foundation. Building on these insights,
innovation management is both an art and skill to ensure good
balance between timing and resource. Innovation, both product and
service, is not a one-off event. It needs a life of its own,
breathing and growing. Investing in your most valuable asset -
employees, sometimes overlooked by many executives, will only bring
to life those service innovations built from the insights. To
continue innovation within the organization, It must be embedded
into the organizational culture through change management, measured
and rewarded. A balanced scorecard will keep track that we are not
just financially successful but at the same time achieve overall
business success, which includes customers, processes and employee
talents.
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