Matters of Life and Death
Read OriginalThis technical blog post by Ben Recht challenges the traditional control theory focus on stability as convergence to zero (a 'dead state'). It argues the field's core is better understood as the study of homeostasis—the active, resource-intensive maintenance of a steady state, inspired by biological regulation. The article begins to mathematically model a system maintaining a setpoint (a 'reguland') against disturbances.
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