Adaptive control encompasses a suite of methods designed to govern systems whose dynamics are uncertain, time-varying or inherently nonlinear. Unlike classical control approaches that rely on fixed ...

Process control is moving forward as quickly as data collection and processing can carry it, and a recent research effort demonstrated how fast and flexible, and adaptive, machining operations can be.

Process control can be viewed as the executive portion of a unit process. It provides the means to direct a process so that it produces the desired results. It is complementary to the role played by ...