control with uncertainty
1Control theory — For control theory in psychology and sociology, see control theory (sociology) and Perceptual Control Theory. The concept of the feedback loop to control the dynamic behavior of the system: this is negative feedback, because the sensed value is… …
2Control Data Corporation — (CDC) was a supercomputer firm. For most of the 1960s, it built the fastest computers in the world by far, only losing that crown in the 1970s after Seymour Cray left the company to found Cray Research, Inc. (CRI). CDC was one of the nine major… …
3Anxiety/Uncertainty Management — (AUM) is a theory developed by Dr. William B. Gudykunst in an attempt to define what makes up effective communication. Gudykunst’s research began in 1985 using existing theories as a starting point. Specifically, the existing research of… …
4Stochastic control — is a subfield of control theory which deals with the existence of uncertainty in the data. The designer assumes, in a Bayesian probability driven fashion, that a random noise with known probability distribution affects the state evolution and the …
5Birth control — For other uses, see Birth control (disambiguation). Birth control is an umbrella term for several techniques and methods used to prevent fertilization or to interrupt pregnancy at various stages. Birth control techniques and methods include… …
6Robust control — is a branch of control theory that explicitly deals with uncertainty in its approach to controller design. Controllers designed using robust control methods tend to be able to cope with small differences between the true system and the nominal… …
7Multiplier uncertainty — In macroeconomics, multiplier uncertainty is lack of perfect knowledge of the multiplier effect of a particular policy action, such as a monetary or fiscal policy change, upon the intended target of the policy. For example, a fiscal policy maker… …
8Illusion of control — is the tendency for human beings to believe they can control, or at least influence, outcomes that they demonstrably have no influence over.Experimental demonstrationOne kind of demonstration involves a set up with two lights marked Score and No… …
9Adaptive control — involves modifying the control law used by a controller to cope with the fact that the parameters of the system being controlled are slowly time varying or uncertain. For example, as an aircraft flies, its mass will slowly decrease as a result of …
10Perceptual control theory — (PCT) is a psychological theory of animal and Human behavior originated by maverick scientist William T. Powers. In contrast with other theories of psychology and behavior, which assume that behavior is a function of perception that perceptual… …
