What is control engineering?
Q: What is control engineering?
A: Control engineering is an engineering field that focuses on mathematical modeling of dynamical systems and uses control theory to design controllers that can cause the systems to behave in a certain manner.
Q: Which fields are closely related to control engineering?
A: Modern control engineering is closely related to electrical, electronic, and computer engineering.
Q: What is feedback in control engineering?
A: Feedback is a technique commonly used in control engineering when designing control systems to continuously check the output of the system and feed back the results into the system for adjustment.
Q: How is feedback used in an automobile with sail control?
A: In an automobile with sail control, the machine's speed is continuously checked and fed back to the system, which then adjusts the motor's spin power on the fly.
Q: What is an open-loop control system?
A: An open-loop control system is a control system that works without feedback. It relies only on the model and the input signal fed to the system.
Q: Can you give an example of an open-loop control system?
A: Washing machines are an example of open-loop control systems because they work by running pre-programmed cycles and do not rely on any measurements of the speed of the barrel or water volume to adjust the machine on the fly.
Q: What is process control in chemical engineering?
A: In chemical engineering, control engineering is known as process control.
