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Electricity
Systems and controls 5 min read

Electricity

Electricity, phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electric charges. Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter and is borne by elementary particles.…

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Control theory
Systems and controls 3 min read

Control theory

Control theory, field of applied mathematics that is relevant to the control of certain physical processes and systems. Although control theory has deep connections…

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Systems and controls 2 min read

Resistance

Resistance, in electricity, property of an electric circuit or part of a circuit that transforms electric energy into heat energy in opposing electric current. Resistance involves…

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Feedback control
Systems and controls 2 min read

Feedback control

Relationship of program control and feedback control in an automated system. Machines that cannot function without (feedback) control Many basic…

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Systems and controls 2 min read

Loom

Loom, machine for weaving cloth. The earliest looms date from the 5th millennium BC and consisted of bars or beams fixed in place to…

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Automation
Systems and controls 6 min read

Automation

Automation, the application of machines to tasks once performed by human beings or, increasingly, to tasks that would otherwise be…

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