Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. A new AI trend, loop engineering, involves instructing AI to ...

The importance of motor trajectory profiles and how they’re used in brushless DC (BLDC) motor control to minimize vibration and smooth out other performance issues. Why the PID loop is the most widely ...

A general-purpose PID controller for the Beam Bots robotics framework. This library provides a BB.Controller implementation that subscribes to configurable topics for setpoint and measurement values, ...

In the latest post of the Ask the Automation Pros blog series, the pros explore how to deal with interacting PID loops. I kept thinking “what aren’t the sources?!” A plant is full to the brim with ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes a foray into the test and measurement world. An AI assistant trained across the NI software suite and built on Emerson’s secure cloud network can analyze code, offer ...

Some wonder if AI will replace PID control loops. The reality is that, instead of replacing PID, AI is stepping in to help keep things running smoothly without upending regulatory trust. Think of AI ...

The High Throughput LabVIEW FPGA 2012 training class had an exercise and example which demonstrates a state machine. A Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) bus is implemented using the state machine. The ...

PID loops are a central component of modulating boiler control systems with applications ranging from basic steam header pressure control to cascading 3-element drum level control. A modern ...