Proportional Control

08/16/17

“How can we have a control method proportional to the error?”

 

Closed loop control systems respond to external stimuli with the use of an error compared to a setpoint. So how can we use this information to make an easy to use control system? Well, what if we were to base our adjustment to be proportional to the error, such that the higher the error the higher the restoring force? Well, engineers have implemented exactly this in a form known as proportional control and are used in applications such as self-driving vehicles and valve systems.

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