Although the objective in control system programming is to deliver a reliable system that meets the client’s specifications and expectations, the programming is as much an art as it is a science.

Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) has emerged as a powerful framework for the design of optimal control policies in nonlinear dynamical systems, particularly when precise mathematical models are ...

The AV industry is thriving with an abundance of exciting career opportunities for those interested in technology, and not everyone who enters the field undergoes specific training or education. As ...

With the growing belief in the diminishing value of custom AV systems, control system programming and control system programmers are finding their place in the industry being seriously challenged.

What is a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), and what does “real-time” mean anyway? What are the various kinds of state machines, and how to code them efficiently in C? What is object-oriented ...

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User-defined instructions (UDIs) let engineers write logic once and reuse it across many components, eliminating tedious copy-paste duplication. Any updates to a UDI definition automatically propagate ...

Motion control has become a fundamental part of industrial, off-road equipment and other automation applications from simple to mechatronic, and programming motion control has been simplified with the ...

Mechatronics unites mechanical structures, electronic actuation and embedded computation into integrated systems capable of perception, decision‐making and physical interaction. Simulation and ...

A three-day training program for automation technology and IEC 61131 programming—available for free from WAGO—will occur on five separate dates in 2016: March 8-10, May 3-5, August 2-4, September ...