Episode One: Introduction

Chapter One Introduction

In this chapter we provide an introduction to the basic concept of feedback and the related engineering discipline of control. We focus on both historical and current examples, with the intention of providing the context for current tools in feedback and control. Much of the material in this chapter is adapted from [Mur03], and the authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Roger Brock...

Chapter One Introduction

In this chapter we provide an introduction to the basic concept of feedback and the related engineering discipline of control. We focus on both historical and current examples, with the intention of providing the context for current tools in feedback and control. Much of the material in this chapter is adopted from [Mur03] and the authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Roger Brocke...

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter One Introduction

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One medicine: an introduction.

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