SANORJO MARK CARLO M.

BSCpE 3B
Feedback and Control Systems
Activity 1

Answer the following:

1. What is a control system and name three application?
A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of
other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home
heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large
industrial control systems which are used for controlling processes or
machines. Control systems are used in domestic applications, general
industry, military and virtually every modern vehicle in the world.

2. Describe briefly the advantages of control systems.

A control system can produce the needed power amplification, or power
gain-Robots designed by control system principles can compensate for human
disabilities.
Control systems are also useful in remote or dangerous locations. For
example, a remote-controlled robot arm can be used to pick up material in a
radioactive environment.
Control systems can also be used to provide convenience by changing the
form of the input. For example, in a temperature control system, the input is a
position on a thermostat. The output is heat.
Another advantage of a control system is the ability to compensate for
disturbances.
Typically, we control such variables as temperature in thermal systems,
position and velocity in mechanical systems, and voltage, current, or
frequency in electrical systems.

3. Functionally, how do closed-loop systems differ from open-loop systems.

The main difference between an open-loop system and a closed-loop system is
that the closed-loop system has the ability to self-correct while the open-loop
system doesn't. Consequently, closed-loop systems are often called feedback
control systems while open-loop systems are also known as non-feedback
controls.