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Control means a specific action to reach the desired behavior of a system. In the control of industrial processes generally technological processes are considered, but control is highly required to keep any physical, chemical, biological, communication, economic, or social process functioning in a desired manner. In this introductory chapter basic ideas of control are discussed.

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Keviczky, L., Bars, R., Hetthéssy, J., Bányász, C. (2019). Introduction. In: Control Engineering. Advanced Textbooks in Control and Signal Processing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8297-9_1

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