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AIMing for Automated Vehicles  RSS

Paul Grayson
Paul Grayson
May 7, 2008
Charlie Wilson's War

Movie poster CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR Both the book (and the movie by the same name) is a remarkable true story that makes ... More

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Hi, I am Paul Grayson, team leader of American Industrial Magic (AIM), one of 89 teams preparing vehicles for the DARPA Urban Challenge race.We are an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization that is funded by donations from the general public and the sale of ad space on our demonstration/race vehicle. With this blog, you will be able to look over my shoulder while we prepare our automatic guided vehicle (AGV), Named AGV Wendy Darling for the race, look into the world of driverless vehicle building, see some of the things that I see, and puzzle over the problems of making vehicles driverless. Welcome to my world! To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted question and scroll to the "Post a Comment" box at the bottom.

Ask Charlie  RSS

Charlie Masi
Charlie Masi
May 5, 2008
What are medium voltage drives?

Don't feel bad about being confused by "medium voltage drives" terminology. It’s a confusing because it sound ... More

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Control Engineering's Ask Charlie blog covers all aspects of automation, especially discrete control, motors, drives, sensors, motion control, machine control and embedded systems. C.G. Masi answers questions from readers of Control Engineering's print and online magazines, newsletters and other publications.To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted question and scroll to the "Post a Comment" box at the bottom. Submit questions as comments to any existing post. When you submit a question, be sure to include your name, company name, job title and mailing address, and we'll send you your very own "Engineer and Proud of It!" pocket protector.

Pillar to Post: Peter Welander's Blog  RSS

Peter Welander
Peter Welander
May 9, 2008
Where your gas money goes

Last February, I wrote a post about an organization called EnergyTomorrow.org. This is an industry group comprising "the ... More

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News and comment from Control Engineering process industries editor, Peter Welander

Standard profits: Make2Pack and ISA88  RSS

David Chappell
David Chappell
April 15, 2008
Make2Pack ISA88 Part 5 Dayton meeting demo, scope, interoperability

For three days in the Dayton Airport Hotel, April 15-17, 10 Make2Pack ISA88 Part 5 committee members have gathered. We’ ... More

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Help committee members increase dialog about, completion of, interest in, and use of Make2Pack ISA-88 Part 5. Join in with your comments or questions to help the standard along, on your way to gaining competitive advantage. Augment your profits and be part of the progress as WBF Make2Pack efforts move through ISA88 Part 5. Benefit from a standards effort that streamlines information flow from continuous or batch processes through discrete operations, such as packaging. Related efforts have reduced overall costs by half.  David A. Chappell, Make2Pack chair, and other ISA88 Part 5 committee members provide intelligence and specific links for this effort, spanning OMAC, WBF, and ISA standards efforts. About Dave Chappell.To comment on any blog posting, click on the post's highlighted text at top, then scroll down and use the "Post a Comment" box that appears at the bottom of the window for each posting.Click here to receive an email when there's a new blog posting or comment to "Standard profits: Make2Pack and ISA88."     NOTE: ISA grants Reed Business Information the rights to post portions of the ISA88 (or other applicable standards) in this blog for comments and discussions. Reed Business Information clears use of postings (or comments) from this blog for ISA and related standards development.

System Integration: Water/Wastewater  RSS

Stan Prutz
Stan Prutz
April 30, 2008
Moving Forward

April 30th by Stan Prutz It appears we are moving toward some action regarding the hung Phase II portion of this project ... More

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This $2 million+ project involves the design, assembly, configuration, and installation of a SCADA system to monitor and control 51 critical wastewater lift and booster stations serving the municipality's 412,000 residents, located within a 20-mile by 20-mile service area.Read about the project.To read prior 2005-06 entrees click here.


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