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SUMMARY:The Future of Control
CREATED:20091030T150000Z
DESCRIPTION: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 dis
 ciplines. The second phase\, starting in the early 1960s\, was character
 ized by a very strong progress in control theory driven by the space rac
 e and the emergence of computer control. Theory developed dramatically a
 s did the industrial applications. A large number of subspecialties appe
 ared but the holistic view of the field was unfortunately lost. We areno
 w entering a third phase driven both by ubiquitous computing and network
 s and a strong interest in feedback and control among our fellow scienti
 sts particularly in Physics and Biology. The lecture will present some o
 f 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 reflecti
 ons about the future evolution.
LAST-MODIFIED:20091030T150000Z
LOCATION:B02 Coordinated Science Laboratory
CATEGORIES:Academic
ORGANIZER:kgudeman@illinois.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2654?key=2000010120000101147012
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