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Two aspects of the biological processes controlling respiration in man are discussed in this paper. The first describes how the properties of the blood are used as the basis for a hill-climbing type control system. Deviations from the optimum are corrected by changes in the rate of ventilation of the lungs so that ventilation keeps pace with metabolism. The second aspect considered is the minimization of the energy expenditure for breathing. This involves the neuromuscular part of the respiratory system which selects, for each breath, both the duration and the volume change in the lungs, as well as specifying which muscles are activated.
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Fincham, W.F., Priban, I.P. (1966). Autonomic Control of Respiration. In: Hammond, P.H. (eds) Theory of Self-Adaptive Control Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6289-8_7
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