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