feedback control loop

feedback control loop

[′fēd‚bak kən′trōl ‚lüp]

(control systems)

feedback loop

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feedback control loop

A closed transmission path (loop) that includes an active transducer and consists of a forward path, a feedback path, and one or more mixing points arranged to maintain a prescribed relationship between the loop input and output signals. See feedback (iii).

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