Imagine you’re on a road trip, cruising down the highway at 60 mph. To maintain this speed, you decide to turn on cruise control. After all, you’re on vacation — why not let the car do the work for you? Whether you go up- or downhill, the car reacts to the change in speed, accelerating or slowing down automatically. This type of process control is thanks to a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. Using simulation, engineers can optimize this kind of control device. Read more
