Case Studies in Control

1. Theory Versus Practice
Stanko Strmčnik, Ðani Juričić, Janko Petrovčič, Vladimir Jovan

Part I. From Theory Towards Practice

2. Identification and Control of Nonlinear Systems Using a Piecewise-Linear Hammerstein Model
Gregor Dolanc, Stanko Strmčnik

3. Tracking Explicit Model Predictive Controllers for Low-Level Control Applications
Samo Gerkšič, Boštjan Pregelj

4. The Divide-and-Conquer Method for Modelling and Control of Nonlinear Systems: Some Important Issues Concerning Its Application
Juš Kocijan

5. Model-Based Control of the Ammonia Nitrogen Removal Process in a Wastewater Treatment Plant
Darko Vrečko, Nadja Hvala

Part II. From Practice Towards Theory

6. Temperature Control in a Plastic Extruder Control System
Janko Petrovčič, Damir Vrančić

7. Tension Control in a Steel Slitting Line
Gregor Dolanc

8. End-Quality Control in the Manufacturing of Electrical Motors
Ðani Juričić, Janko Petrovčič, Uroš Benko, Bojan Musizza, Gregor Dolanc, Pavle Boškoski, Dejan Petelin

9. A System for Model-Based Quality Assessment of Burn-Protective Garments
Ðani Juričić, Matej Gašperin, Bojan Musizza, Gregor Dolanc, Igor Mekjavić

Part III. Tools and Building Blocks for Control Systems Implementation

10. Rapid Prototyping Environment for Control Systems Implementation
Damir Vrančić

11. A PLC-Based System for Advanced Control
Samo Gerkšič, Gregor Dolanc, Damir Vrančić, Juš Kocijan, Stanko Strmčnik, Sašo Blažič, Igor Škrjanc, Zoran Marinšek, Miha Božiček, Anna Stathaki, Robert King, Mincho Hadjiski, Kosta Boshnakov

12. A New Approach to Control Systems Software Development
Giovanni Godena, Tomaž Lukman, Gregor Kandare

Avainsanat: Engineering, Control, Industrial and Production Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Biomedical Engineering, Waste Management/Waste Technology