Process Control is a big area with, as you say, some quite big shifts in complexity in recent year - both at the low level control tier right through to the the high level management information systems. But it is also has a very different set of language and usage/deployment to the Embedded Control found on cars, marine, aircraft etc. At the lowest level the dynamics can be described by common theories and good practice, but as soon as it is taken to the application the issues, priorities and activities around them are very different. There's also got a fairly strong distinction between continuous process control and batch process control.



I 'm not sure how things are best defined within this TPN to cover all of these ... or even if all of these do need to be covered. It would be really good to see something that defines how these very different aspects of Control and Automation link together and which parts are receiving the attention needed by the wider community.

Process Control is a big area with, as you say, some quite big shifts in complexity in recent year - both at the low level control tier right through to the the high level management information systems. But it is also has a very different set of language and usage/deployment to the Embedded Control found on cars, marine, aircraft etc. At the lowest level the dynamics can be described by common theories and good practice, but as soon as it is taken to the application the issues, priorities and activities around them are very different. There's also got a fairly strong distinction between continuous process control and batch process control.



I 'm not sure how things are best defined within this TPN to cover all of these ... or even if all of these do need to be covered. It would be really good to see something that defines how these very different aspects of Control and Automation link together and which parts are receiving the attention needed by the wider community.