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  • Closed-Loop Control Systems
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open loop and closed loop systems

Open-loop control systems.

Those systems in which the output has no effect on the control action are called open-loop control systems. In other
words, in an open-loop control system the output is neither measured nor fed back for comparison with the input.
One practical example is a washing machine. Soaking, washing, and rinsing in the washer operate on a time basis.
Themachine does not measure the output signal, that is, the cleanliness of the clothes. Figure 1 (a) shows the
schematic diagram of an open- loop control system.

Closed-loop control systems.

Feedback control systems are often referred to as closedloop control systems. In practice, the terms feedback control
and closed-loop control are used interchangeably. In a closed-loop control system the actuating error signal, which is
the difference between the input signal and the feedback signal (which may be the outputsignal itself or a function of
the output signal and its derivatives and/or integrals), is fed to the controller so as to reduce the error and bring the
output of the system to a desired value. The term closed-loop control always implies the use of feedback control
action in order to reduce system error. Figure 1 (b) shows the schematic diagram of an closed-loop control system.

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