| | The Future of Control | |
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Speaker
| | Karl Astrom |
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| | Date | | Nov 4, 2009 |
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| | Time | | 4:00 pm
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| | Location | | B02 Coordinated Science Laboratory |
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| | Sponsor | | Coordinated Science Laboratory |
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| | Event type | | Academic |
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| | Original Calendar | | CSL Event Calendar |
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| Even if feedback was used in ancient times, it is reasonable to say that the field of control appeared in the mid 1940s. Control was the first systems field. It represented a paradigm shift in engineering. An holistic but primitive view of control systems emerged in the 1950s and the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) was formed. Education in control spread rapidly to practically all engineering disciplines. The second phase, starting in the early 1960s, was characterized by a very strong progress in control theory driven by the space race and the emergence of computer control. Theory developed dramatically as did the industrial applications. A large number of subspecialties appeared but the holistic view of the field was unfortunately lost. We are
now entering a third phase driven both by ubiquitous computing and networks and a strong interest in feedback and control among our fellow scientists particularly in Physics and Biology. The lecture will present some of the key ideas in the development of the field, it will give a glimpse of the rich industrial applications and it will end with a few reflections about the future evolution. |
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