{PDF} Digital computer applications to process control : proceedings of the 7th IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Conference, Vienna, Austria, 17-20 September 1985 Manfred Paul; International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation.; O?sterreichisches Zentrum fu?r Wirtschaftlichkeit und Produktivita?t.; International Federation of Automatic Control. Technical Committee on Applications.; International Federation of Automatic Control. Technical Committee on Computers

Considers the application of modern control engineering on digital computers with a view to improving productivity and product quality, easing supervision of industrial processes and reducing energy consumption and pollution. The topics covered may be divided into two main subject areas: (1) applications of digital control – in the chemical and oil industries, in water turbines, energy and power systems, robotics and manufacturing, cement, metallurgical processes, traffic control, heating and cooling; (2) systems theoretical aspects of digital control – adaptive systems, control aspects, multivariable systems, optimization and reliability, modelling and identification, real-time software and languages, distributed systems and data networks. Contains 84 papers.