Self-regulating systems with feedback loops, i.e., the routing back of the output of a system to its input, have existed since antiquity and have since become an integral part of modern technology.

PID loops are a central component of modulating boiler control systems with applications ranging from basic steam header pressure control to cascading 3-element drum level control. A modern ...

I was nursing a lukewarm vending machine coffee recently when I overheard two fresh-faced engineers complaining about the PID tuning process and coming up with ways to tear down centuries of control ...

With open-loop speed control, the fan controlleradjusts the PWM duty cycle and sends fan speed information to thehost/main controller based on commands from the host. The host hasdesired speed versus ...

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Today on Hackaday Dictionary, we’re going to talk about the two basic types of control systems: open-loop and closed-loop. We’ll describe the differences between them and explore the va… ...

One segment of a process control system. An open-loop control process requires human intervention, whereas a closed-loop system is entirely automated (see PID). See process control. THIS ...