Control theory
BRANCH OF ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS THAT DEALS WITH THE BEHAVIOR OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS WITH INPUTS, AND HOW THEIR BEHAVIOR IS MODIFIED BY FEEDBACK
Control (science); Controller (control theory); Control Theory; Closed- loop; Control theorist; Controladores, compensadores para sistemas de control; Control theory (mathematics); Control strategy; Closed loop controller; Closed loop control; History of control theory
Control theory deals with the control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the application of system inputs to drive the system to a desired state, while minimizing any delay, overshoot, or steady-state error and ensuring a level of control stability; often with the aim to achieve a degree of optimality.