<system> (DCS) A digital computer used for real-time
control of a dynamic system, usually in an industrial
environment, possibly as part of a Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
A DCS samples feedback from the system under control and
modifies the control signals in an attempt to achieve some
desired behaviour.
Analysis of such digital-analogue feedback systems can involve
mathematical methods such as difference equations, Laplace
transforms, z transfer functions, state space models and
state transition matrices.
(2004-08-22)
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