Control systems shape the performance of technologies from autonomous vehicles to power plants. With MATLAB and Simulink, you can virtually model, design, and optimize controllers before deploying ...

Hot glue guns are pretty simple beasts: there’s an on/off switch, a heating element, and a source of current, be it battery or wired. You turn it on, and the heater starts warming up; eventually you ...

Abstract: Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers remain a widely adopted solution in the field of control systems due to their simplicity, flexibility, and ability to control a wide range ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...

This year I am helping us laugh and possibly learn by making one of my humorous books available to download for free in this year’s first six columns. The fourth book is Logical Thoughts at 4:00 am.

ECU tuning is one of the easiest ways to get some more horsepower out of your engine in modern cars. The ECU, or the engine control unit, is essentially the brains of the vehicle, and it controls all ...

Abstract: Accurate controller tuning is important for ensuring optimal performance in flow control processes, particularly onboard ships, where precise control of fluid systems such as oil, gas, and ...

Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and ...

President Donald Trump said in his joint address to Congress that the U.S. would assume control of Greenland "one way or the other." "We need Greenland for national security and even international ...

The automotive aftermarket has had a strenuous few years. The EPA has been cracking down on tuning shops and parts providers alike, resulting in changing product lines, massive fines, and even prison ...