adaptive-control function

adaptive-control function

[ə′dap·tiv kən′trōl ‚fəŋk·shən]

(control systems)

That level in the functional decomposition of a large-scale control system which updates parameters of the optimizing control function to achieve a best fit to current plant behavior, and updates parameters of the direct control function to achieve good dynamic response of the closed-loop system.

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