Automatic control system with provision for scanning and memory
Nak Young · Electrical Engineering · 1953
The development work on which this article is based was sponsored by the Bureau of Ships, United States Navy Department. This system adjusts a control element to produce a maximum or minimum value of a resulting parameter. The control element is scanned through its entire range of adjustment and returned to the position resulting in the desired maximum or minimum effect. In a system where maxima or minima are present, the tuning equipment reliably selects the largest. The apparatus required is simple and easily understood, and can be maintained by relatively unskilled personnel.