Control system (disambiguation)

A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, invade, record, edit, hack, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems. A control mechanism is a process used by a control system.

Control system may also refer to:

General control systems

Distributed control system, where control elements are not centralized
Fuzzy control system, a control system that analyses and manipulates continuous variables (as opposed to discrete variables)
Hierarchical control system
Industrial control system
Real-time control system (disambiguation), several meanings

Specific control systems

Computer control systems

Fire-control system, which assists a weapons system in firing speed and accuracy
Networked control system, a hierarchical control system implemented by a computer network
Revision Control System, which automates various processes to regulate and maintain data revisions
- Source Code Control System

Vehicle control systems

Aircraft flight control systems, which assists pilots in flying an aircraft
Airborne early warning and control, Systems
Cruise control, a system that maintains the speed of a vehicle
- Autonomous cruise control system, a cruise control system that uses radar or laser input to detect its surroundings
Environmental control system (aircraft), which controls environmental factors within an aircraft
Reaction control system of a spacecraft, assisting in attitude control and steering
Traction control system, which maintains the traction between a vehicle's wheels and the travelling surface

Biological control systems

Cell nucleus, the central control system in every biological cell
- Regulome, the entire set of control systems within a cell
Homeostasis, the regulation and maintenance of the physical properties of an internal environment, particularly within an organism
Endocrine system, the organ system most responsible for the control of biological processes
Brain, the control system of the central nervous system and of all cognition
Gene regulation, which controls what genes are and are not transcribed or expressed