Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Field of Research (FOR)

RDF20-21 - Engineering and technology

This division comprises research and experimental development in engineering and technology. Engineering and technology refer to scientific disciplines concerned with understanding, exploring or developing the natural world, in the fields of engineering and technology, which include civil engineering; maritime engineering; transport engineering; mining engineering; industrial, systems and processes engineering; electrical engineering, computing engineering, and information engineering; mechanical engineering; chemical engineering; materials engineering and resources engineering; medical and biomedical engineering; environmental and related engineering; environmental biotechnology; industrial biotechnology; nanotechnology; and other engineering and technologies. Research consists of systematic investigation carried by means of experiment or analysis to achieve a scientific or technological advance such as acquiring new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts. Experimental development consists of new or substantially improved goods, services, systems, methods or processes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • food engineering (See RDF4040208 Food engineering)
  • forest engineering (See RDF4010413 Forest engineering)
  • medical biotechnology (See RDF30401 Medical biotechnology)

RDF203 - Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering

This group comprises research and experimental development in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering.

• Exclusion(s)

  • history and philosophy of engineering (See RDF6030304 History and philosophy of engineering and technology)
  • lasers associated with quantum electronics (See RDF1030303 Lasers and quantum electronics)
  • molecular and organic electronics (See RDF2110113 Molecular and organic electronics)
  • nanoelectronics (See RDF2110104 Nanoelectronics)
  • neurorobotics (See RDF3010420 Neurorobotics)
  • optical communications (See RDF1030306 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications)
  • optoelectronics associated with optical communications (See RDF1030306 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications)
  • quantum computing (See RDF1020404 Quantum computing)
  • quantum optics (See RDF1030308 Quantum optics)
  • software engineering (See RDF10203 Programming languages and software engineering)

RDF20307 - Systems control and automation

This class comprises research and experimental development in systems control and automation.

RDF2030701 - Nonlinear and hybrid control systems

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in nonlinear and hybrid control systems.

RDF2030702 - Game theory and optimal control

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in game theory and optimal control.

RDF2030703 - Discrete-event systems

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in discrete-event systems.

RDF2030704 - Systems biology and control

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in systems biology and control.

RDF2030705 - Control with complex specifications

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in control with complex specifications.

RDF2030706 - Motion control of robots

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in motion control of robots.

RDF2030707 - Distributed control and estimation

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in distributed control and estimation.

RDF2030708 - Networked control systems

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in networked control systems.

RDF2030709 - Data-driven estimation, optimization, and control

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in data-driven estimation, optimization, and control.

RDF2030710 - Fault-tolerant control

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in Fault-tolerant control.

RDF2030799 - Systems controls and automation, n.e.c.

This subclass comprises research and experimental development in systems controls and automation, n.e.c.