Vance J. VanDoren

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Smith predictor

Control Systems

Is the Smith Predictor a process engineer’s crystal ball?

February 6, 2025

Feedback loops control discrete, continuous processes

PID: Still the One

Control Systems

Adaptive Controllers Work Smarter, not Harder

Control Systems

Controllers balance performance with closed-loop stability

Control Systems

Basics of Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control

March 1, 1998

Control Systems

Tuning Fundamentals: Basics of Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control

March 1, 1998

Model-Predictive Controller Solves Complex Problems

March 1, 1998

Control Systems

Controller Adapts without a Process Model

February 1, 1998