Following up from last month’s column [“Automatic Pumpdown Systems,” Nov. 5], author John Tomczyk discusses different types of automatic pumpdown control systems.

Furthermore, 46 CFR Part 62 outlines the standards for vital system automation, which mandate that such systems must be designed to ensure safe vessel operation even under adverse conditions.

By Andrew Masuda, UCSB UC Santa Barbara professor James B. Rawlingshas been named the 2025 recipient of the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the nation’s top recognition for career ...

Dr Sean Anderson is a senior lecturer in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield; He received the MEng degree in Control Systems Engineering from the ...