Control engineering

<p>Control engineering, also known as control systems engineering and, in some European countries, automation engineering, is an <a href="/facts/Engineering/RFVg8H3I">engineering</a> discipline that deals with <a href="/facts/Control_system/8CEjIDlS">control systems</a>, applying <a href="/facts/Control_theory/aIuERpn6">control theory</a> to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments. The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with <a href="/facts/Electrical_engineering/YYXW1KLW">electrical engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemical_engineering/Fb64amQf">chemical engineering</a> and <a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical engineering</a> at many institutions around the world.
</p><p>The practice uses <a href="/facts/Sensors/RN8SXbjs">sensors</a> and detectors to measure the output performance of the process being controlled; these measurements are used to provide corrective <a href="/facts/Feedback/XnuWH3zp">feedback</a> helping to achieve the desired performance. Systems designed to perform without requiring human input are called <a href="/facts/Automatic_control/3YlF2K5q">automatic control</a> systems (such as <a href="/facts/Cruise_control/qy0sUfjM">cruise control</a> for regulating the speed of a car). <a href="/facts/Multi-disciplinary/HP0uaNUs">Multi-disciplinary</a> in nature, control systems engineering activities focus on implementation of control systems mainly derived by <a href="/facts/Mathematical_model/CGhyuxgz">mathematical modeling</a> of a diverse range of <a href="/facts/System/hmqQ4ASX">systems</a>.
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Control engineering