Results

HW/SW

TOOLS

Computer Aided Control Systems Design:

• ANA - a software package for the analysis and design of control systems
• SIMCOS - a simulation language for continuous and discrete dynamic systems
• solutions to various mathematical modelling and control design problems in real industrial processes (e.g. steam and hot water boilers, pulp cooking process, various chemical processes in the production of titanium dioxide)
• PIDMASTER - a software package for tuning industrial controllers (in progress)

Computer Aided Control Engineering:

• BLOK - an interactive graphical editor for creating block schemes
• development of an original computer-aided environment for the design and implementation of control algorithms for the in-house developed microcomputer multiloop controller (implementation examples: boiler control, pulp digester temperature and pressure control, steam consumption smoothing in pulp production, etc.)

Computer Aided Systems/Software Engineering:

• arranging of CASE methods for use in writing specifications for control problems
• use of CASE methods and SW tools in the design and implementation of computer control systems (e.g. pulp cooking, titanium dioxide production, etc.)
• use of general purpose and special simulation programming tools for analysing, modelling and simulation of processes, and for computer-aided design of control loops

BUILDING BLOCKS

Process microcomputers:

• family of process microcomputer systems based on Intel I8080, I8085, I8088, I80186, (DARTA80, EF-12)
• system for online measuring and experimental control in an industrial environment (SIMER)

Professional modules for use in process control:

• modules for high-resolution A/D and D/A conversion
• electronic circuits for industrial signal conditioning (high precision, noisy environment filtering, voltage-surge protection, galvanic isolation, etc.)
• electronic circuits for the regular operation of control systems (watch-dog, power-fail, battery back-ups, CMOS RAM, etc.)

Special sensors:

• family of gaseous oxygen analysers (MK100, MK200, MK300)
• custom designed level-meters
• custom designed gas flow meters
• flow gas indicator AFI 2000
• corrosion analyzer CRA 2000

Industrial controllers:

• compact multiloop microcomputer controller (MMC-90)
• speed controller for lift drives (GREGOR)

Other unique hardware & software modules:

• industrial keyboard
• water-injection pump
• real-time process control language (PREM)
• various laboratory pilot plants for research and education purposes