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AIMing for Automated Vehicles 
Paul Grayson |
August 18, 2008
Engineer our way out of the crisis' ? If only our cars COULD be powered with a $1 bill. I have been stuffing $50's in my car's tank, and I bet that ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGHi, I am Paul Grayson, team leader of American Industrial Magic (AIM), one of 89 teams preparing vehicles for the DARPA Urban Challenge race.We are an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization that is funded by donations from the general public and the sale of ad space on our demonstration/race vehicle. With this blog, you will be able to look over my shoulder while we prepare our automatic guided vehicle (AGV), Named AGV Wendy Darling for the race, look into the world of driverless vehicle building, see some of the things that I see, and puzzle over the problems of making vehicles driverless. Welcome to my world! To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted question and scroll to the "Post a Comment" box at the bottom. |
Ask Charlie
Charlie Masi |
August 18, 2008
Can smart instruments help predictive maintenance? This question pulls together the entirely unrelated concepts of smart instruments, and predictive maintenance. The smart ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGControl Engineering's Ask Charlie blog covers all aspects of automation, especially discrete control, motors, drives, sensors, motion control, machine control and embedded systems. C.G. Masi answers questions from readers of Control Engineering's print and online magazines, newsletters and other publications.To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted question and scroll to the "Post a Comment" box at the bottom. Submit questions as comments to any existing post. When you submit a question, be sure to include your name, company name, job title and mailing address, and we'll send you your very own "Engineer and Proud of It!" pocket protector. |
Pillar to Post: Peter Welander's Blog
Peter Welander |
August 18, 2008
Back to ExxonMobil and the skills gap Last week after I did the posting about ExxonMobil's advertising for the Olympics, I made some phone calls and managed to tal ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGNews and comment from Control Engineering process industries editor, Peter Welander |
Standard profits: Make2Pack and ISA88
David Chappell |
August 13, 2008
Making control programming easier, no matter what language you are using I have been struggling with how to equate what benefits the ISA88 Part 5 concepts will bring to the automation industry, and ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGHelp committee members increase dialog about, completion of, interest in, and use of Make2Pack ISA-88 Part 5. Join in with your comments or questions to help the standard along, on your way to gaining competitive advantage. Augment your profits and be part of the progress as WBF Make2Pack efforts move through ISA88 Part 5. Benefit from a standards effort that streamlines information flow from continuous or batch processes through discrete operations, such as packaging. Related efforts have reduced overall costs by half. David A. Chappell, Make2Pack chair, and other ISA88 Part 5 committee members provide intelligence and specific links for this effort, spanning OMAC, WBF, and ISA standards efforts. About Dave Chappell.To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted text at top, then scroll down and use the "Post a Comment" box that appears at the bottom of the window for each posting.Click here to receive an email when there's a new blog posting or comment to "Standard profits: Make2Pack and ISA88." NOTE: ISA grants Reed Business Information the rights to post portions of the ISA88 (or other applicable standards) in this blog for comments and discussions. Reed Business Information clears use of postings (or comments) from this blog for ISA and related standards development. |
System Integration: Water/Wastewater
Stan Prutz |
July 16, 2008
Project Three Year Anniversary July 16th by Stan Prutz Well, as of the 11th it has been three years since we started this project and blog. The origina ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGThis $2 million+ project involves the design, assembly, configuration, and installation of a SCADA system to monitor and control 51 critical wastewater lift and booster stations serving the municipality's 412,000 residents, located within a 20-mile by 20-mile service area.Read about the project.To read prior 2005-06 entrees click here. |
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