Optimizing control systems
R. L. Cosgriff, R. A. Emerling · Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Part II Applications and Industry · 1958
IT IS the purpose of an optimizing control system of the type discussed to adjust some variable of a controlled system for a maximum or minimum. The term optimizing is applied in that the usual application of an optimizing system is to adjust the operation of the controlled system for maximum efficiency, i.e, to optimize its operation.