CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL11.1 Introduction to Process Control11.2 What is Feedback and What are Its Effects?121.3 Stability of Closed-Loop Control Systems231.4 The Design Process of Control System331.5 Controller Tuning45CHAPTER 2 MEASUREMENTS AND ACTUATORS572.1 Pressure Measurements572.2 Level Measurements662.3 Flow Measurements742.4 Temperature Measurement822.5 Actuators90CHAPTER 3 ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS983.1 Feedforward and Ratio Control983.2 Time-Delay Compensation and Inferential Control1073.3 Adaptive Control Systems1153.4 Model Based Predictive Control1253.5 Supervisory Control Systems133CHAPTER 4 COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS1384.1 Fundamentals of Computer Control1384.2 Computer Control System Architecture1484.3 Programmable Controllers1584.4 Distributed Control System (DCS)1674.5 Computer Control System Communications(1)178CHAPTER 5 AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS1885.1 Mathematical Modeling of Physical Systems1885.2 DC Motors in Control Systems1975.3 Sun-Seeker System2045.4 Modern Power Systems2135.5 Introduction to Industrial Robots226CHAPTER 6 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS2376.1 Artificial Intelligence Techniques2376.2 Use Neural Networks for Problem Solving2426.3 Applications of Fuzzy Logic2496.4 Expert systems2546.5 AI in Process Control258APPENDIXES264Appendix 1 Sources of Information in Automatic Control264Appendix 2 总词汇表 (INDEX)268REFERENCES285