An industry perspective on process automation and control: Architecture, algorithms, applications

Research in automation and control has had a profound impact on the process industries through the development of process automation systems and advanced control solutions. This presentation will discuss selected highlights of past achievements and today´s state of the art in both these areas. Specific topics covered include the first distributed control systems (DCSs), recent developments in industrial wireless and cybersecurity for control systems, mega-scale automation enterprises, and advances in nonlinear model predictive control. Clean energy, especially clean coal technology and energy efficiency for industrial processes, will be highlighted as an application domain that the controls research community can contribute to and have an impact on. Examples of relevant developments in Honeywell will be reviewed.