Title :
A Look at Computer Control in the Process Industres
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company
Abstract :
The digital computer control of industrial processes is traced from its crude beginnings to its present state. Factors involved in its widespread acceptance are presented and analyzed, and several important trends are recognized.
Keywords :
Application software; Chemical industry; Computer industry; Control systems; Digital control; Fuel processing industries; Industrial control; Nonlinear control systems; Petroleum industry; Process control;
Journal_Title :
Industry and General Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIGA.1967.4180733