In last month’s column [“Automatic Pumpdown Systems,” Nov. 5], we talked in general about the automatic pumpdown cycle and why it is the only sure remedy for refrigerant migration to a compressor ...

A team of Control Engineering researchers at the Public University of Navarra has successfully finalised their work on QFT Multivariable Robust Control of Darwin-type Satellites with large flexible ...

Even many low-cost cars have long come with automatic climate control as opposed to the manual-control systems of the past. These automatic climate-control systems typically include a button marked ...

BAE Systems is flying a modified Jetstream regional turboprop to test automatic flight control systems for unmanned air vehicles, which can fly - and in emergencies also land - UAVs without ground ...

Remember that automatic control systems are automatic in operation, but not self-repairing. Unless a building has a service contract with a reputable controls contractor to inspect and calibrate the ...

Cabin comfort is a given for motorists nowadays. The trend for multizone air-conditioning systems enables automakers to offer more comfort features. Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Autopilot isn't as "auto" as you might think. There's no robot that sits in the pilot seat and mashes buttons while the real pilot takes a nap. It's ...

Boeing last week received a US patent for a system that, once activated, removes all control from pilots to automatically return a commercial airliner to a predetermined landing location. The ...