Engineering control theory

To understand why it is often difficult to interpret in vitro enzymes assays, it is useful to consider the principles of metabohc control theory, derived from engineering control theory (Raven, 1981). Consider a series of enzyme catalyzed reactions, where a, b, c, and d represent substrates and or products of reactions catalyzed by enzymes represented by A, B, and C ... 

Control is the theory that deals with the dynamic behavior of systems with inputs and outputs. In production engineering, control theory has been heavily applied in machines - especially in computerized numerical control (CNC) machine tools. In the basic principle, the external input to the system is called the reference. In production, it is usually selected as the desired position to be followed. The objective of control is to manipulate one or more variables of the system over a certain time such that the desired states, e.g., the outputs of the system, can follow the external reference input (trajectory). In CNC machine tools, the internal variable is the motor torque/force that can be manipulated so that the actual position can follow the external reference. 

It turns out that there is another branch of mathematics, closely related to tire calculus of variations, although historically the two fields grew up somewhat separately, known as optimal control theory (OCT). Although the boundary between these two fields is somewhat blurred, in practice one may view optimal control theory as the application of the calculus of variations to problems with differential equation constraints. OCT is used in chemical, electrical, and aeronautical engineering where the differential equation constraints may be chemical kinetic equations, electrical circuit equations, the Navier-Stokes equations for air flow, or Newton s equations. In our case, the differential equation constraint is the TDSE in the presence of the control, which is the electric field interacting with the dipole (pemianent or transition dipole moment) of the molecule [53, 54, 55 and 56]. From the point of view of control theory, this application presents many new features relative to conventional applications perhaps most interesting mathematically is the admission of a complex state variable and a complex control conceptually, the application of control teclmiques to steer the microscopic equations of motion is both a novel and potentially very important new direction. 

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Currently there are three major consortia involving university, government, and industrial partners—CPAC, the Measurement Control Engineering Center (MCEC), and the Control Theory and Applications Centre (CTAC)—along with an annual conference, the International Forum on Process Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC), and numerous online resources that are devoted to issues related to process analytics [16]. In parallel with the FDA s initiative, the term process... 

D. A. Bies and C. H. Hansen, Engineering Noise Control Theory and Practice, Unwin Hyman Ltd., London, 1988. 

Biological control systems are often regarded as some sloppy variants of the more precise engineering control systems. Classic control theory considers linear, stable and stationary systems [1-3]. To this could be added well defined. Biological systems are nonlinear, often unstable, and never stationary. They work with small feedback gains, typically less than 10 [4—6] they are interwoven, so completely different systems share common routes (hormones, nerves, etc.) and their properties vary from person to person, even in healthy people. 

Chemical process control. 2. Systems engineering. 3. Nonlinear control theory. 

George Stephanopoulos In that case, one must recognize the fact that systems engineering is a man-made science. It is not a natural science. Process control theory, process design, operations analysis, and fault diagnosis are not driven by advances in chemistry, biology, or physics. They are driven by advances in a separate set of scientific endeavors, such as applied mathematics, logic, computer science. 

Although most chemical engineers are aware that feedback control theory has important applicability to industrial process control problems, the number of engineers who make use of this applicability is small. 

One limitation on using control theory in process control problems has been a lack of data on process characteristics, but now an increasing volume of effort is being applied to the dynamic characterization of processes. The fact that many typical processes of importance in chemical engineering are much harder to describe dynamically than the simple positioning operations in servomechanisms, may have been a deterrent to any earlier development of this area. Up to now most process characterization has focused on heat transfer processes, but every other type of process or operation has been studied to at least some extent. A number of process companies, particularly certain petroleum companies, have conducted extensive frequency response studies of their process units. Also a few process companies have undertaken dynamic studies of various kinds of instruments. 

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