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Dr. Carlos A. Smith<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus<br />
csmith@eng.usf.edu<br />
(813) 974-5859<br />
Education:<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, Louisiana State <strong>University</strong>, 1972<br />
M.S. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, Louisiana State <strong>University</strong>, 1970<br />
B.S. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Florida, 1967<br />
Research Interests: Automatic Process Control, Dynamic Process Modeling,<br />
Process <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Control <strong>of</strong> Nonlinear Processes Using Fuzzy Logic<br />
The importance and difficulty <strong>of</strong> the control <strong>of</strong> nonlinear<br />
processes is well known. This research looks into the use <strong>of</strong><br />
fuzzy logic as a tool to improve the control <strong>of</strong> these processes.<br />
Specifically, the use <strong>of</strong> fuzzy logic to improve the performance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the classical PID controller has already resulted in four new<br />
versions <strong>of</strong> self-tuned PID’s. This research is presently looking<br />
into enhancing the performance <strong>of</strong> Sliding Mode Controllers,<br />
Dynamic Matrix Controllers, and Internal Model Controllers.<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Anzalone, A., Iglesias,E., Garcia, Y., Smith,<br />
C., A Fuzzy Logic Controller with Fuzzy Scaling<br />
Factor Calculator Applied to a Nonlinear<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> Process. Rev. Téc. Ing. Univ. Zulia,<br />
Dec. 2003. 26(3):p.189-196. ISSN 0254-<br />
0770.<br />
Camacho, O., Smith, C., Moreno, W.,<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> an Internal Model-Sliding<br />
Mode Controller. Industrial and <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Chemistry Research, Feb. 2003. 42(3.)<br />
Smith, C., Automated Continuous Process<br />
Control, March, 2002. John Wiley & Sons,<br />
Inc.: New York, NY.<br />
Smith, C., Corripio, A., Principles and Practice<br />
<strong>of</strong> Automatic Process Control, January, 2006.<br />
Third Edition. John Wiley & Sons: New York,<br />
NY. (Also available in Spanish.)<br />
Sanjuan, M., Kandel, A., Smith, C., Design<br />
and Implementation <strong>of</strong> a fuzzy supervisor for<br />
n-line compensation <strong>of</strong> nonlinearities: An<br />
instability avoidance module. <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Applications <strong>of</strong> Artificial Intelligence, 2006.<br />
Left: Reviews for Dr. Smith’s book include "...explains<br />
the practical design and operation <strong>of</strong> process control<br />
systems..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June<br />
2002); “…a book worth adding to any process control<br />
library shelf…” (Measurement & Control, April 2003.)<br />
Right: Dr. Smith is the first author <strong>of</strong> this widely used<br />
text for undergraduate <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>.<br />
Velasquez Orta, S., Smith, C., Control y<br />
Simulacion de Procesos Sequenciales<br />
Aplicados al Tratamiento de Agua. Revista<br />
del Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Quimicos<br />
(Journal <strong>of</strong> the Mexican Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Engineers), 2005. 46(3-4)<br />
Velasquez Orta, S., Smith, C., Control y<br />
Simulacion de Procesos Sequenciales<br />
Aplicados al Tratamiento de Agua. XLIV<br />
Convencion Nacional, Instituto Mexicano de<br />
Ingenieros Quimicos, 2004. Tampico, Mexico.<br />
Garcia, Y., Camacho, O., Sanjuan, M.,<br />
Iglesias, E., Smith, C., “A New Approach <strong>of</strong><br />
Cascade Control Based on Fuzzy Logic,”<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 9 th WSEAS International<br />
Conference on Automatic Process Control,<br />
Modeling and Simulation, Istanbul, Turkey,<br />
May, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
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