Comment author:JamesAndrix
29 April 2009 04:29:49PM
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(2) won't overshoot---i.e., won't reach the desired state so quickly that the system can't turn off the response in time. These seem to be what were missing with your sailing students.
But that's a a result of the high responsiveness of the furnace vs. the low responsiveness of the boat. You couldn't blindly let a thermostat control a boat or a missle, you would have to tune it. It some situations it might need to turn itself back off before it's input (heading) has noticeably changed.
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(2) won't overshoot---i.e., won't reach the desired state so quickly that the system can't turn off the response in time. These seem to be what were missing with your sailing students.
But that's a a result of the high responsiveness of the furnace vs. the low responsiveness of the boat. You couldn't blindly let a thermostat control a boat or a missle, you would have to tune it. It some situations it might need to turn itself back off before it's input (heading) has noticeably changed.
Consciousness explained.