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Programmable Automation Controllers PAC

ISBN 978-83-89529-35-0

K. Pietrusewicz, P. Dworak

Nakom Publishing House, Poznań, 2007: The main goal of this book is to objectively present a new class of programmable control devices, so-called Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC). Their high-technology advantages and increasing industrial application volume pushed the authors to summarize the information about them.

The book discusses the main aspects of automation (control system design, Human Machine Interface design, Motion Control systems) solved with the use of Programmable Automation Controllers. In the book there are two representatives of PAC controllers: B&R and GE Fanuc PACSystems discussed.

In the book one can find the answer for the following questions:

  • what are the possibilities of the PACs I can take advantage of?
  • what are the possibilities of programming?
  • what is the economical aspect of PACs usage for me?
  • why to use one software tool for every problem of automation? incl. logic control, continuous control, visualization, communication over net, motion control?

"What is the difference between this new class of control systems and the classical PLCs, how to practically use them, what are the areas of utilization, how they faciliate our work, what are the main advantages offered for the users - about all those things and much more one can read in our book. Presented here information can help you during the selection of your control system.

A lot of people asked about the future of industrial control systems point the Programmable Automation Controllers as a next generation of control systems - in our oppinion - the next step, already made..."

 

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Krzysztof Pietrusewicz was born in Szczecin, Poland, in 1977.

 

He received the PhD degree in engineering sciences from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Szczecin University of Technology, in 2005.

 

His PhD thesis is entitled "Application of the model-following control algorithm in the Programmable Automation Controller".

 

Since January 2006 he has been Assistant Professor at the Institute of Control Engineering, Szczecin University of Technology.

 

His interests are focused on:

  • PID controllers design,
  • robust two-degree of freedom PID control,
  • model-based control,
  • identification,
  • soft computing, i.e. fuzzy control,
  • process visualization,
  • industrial applications for PLCs and PCCs (implementation of various control algorithms),
  • mixed logical dynamical systems,
  • digital control of the continunous systems,
  • hybrid systems,
  • active vibration damping in the machine tool process.

Since February, 2006, he cooperates with the editorial staff of Control Engineering Polska as an editor.