# Control engineering
## MicroSim spec
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Loop gain` · 0–10 · overall open-loop gain of the design
- `Sensor noise` · 0–1 · measurement noise fed into the controller
- `Actuator limit` · 10–100 · saturation ceiling of the actuator
### What animates
A closed-loop response trace reacts to noise and saturation as gains change.
### Learning objective
Show how loop gain, noise, and actuator limits affect a real control design.
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
*Control engineering — placed from the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library (Engineering room). Source: Wikimedia Commons (via Wikipedia article media). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Shuttle_Columbia_launching.jpg).*
> Control engineering or control systems engineering or Automation engineering (In Some European Countries) is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments.[1] The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with electrical engin ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_engineering))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_engineering)
## Concept summary
Control engineering, also known as control systems [[Engineering|engineering]] and, in some European countries, automation engineering, is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying [[Control_theory|control theory]] to design equipment and systems with desired behaviors in control environments. The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with [[Electrical_engineering|electrical engineering]], [[Chemical_engineering|chemical engineering]] and [[Mechanical_engineering|mechanical engineering]] at many institutions around the world.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to Systems Engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Control engineering
const ARTICLE = "Control_engineering";
let p1, p2, p3;
function setup() {
createCanvas(720, 520);
pixelDensity(2);
// control-loop sim — create the three sliders described above:
// Loop gain (0–10), Sensor noise (0–1), Actuator limit (10–100).
// TODO: build labelled sliders in the control region (below the drawing region).
}
function draw() {
background(248);
// TODO: read p1/p2/p3; render the control-loop in the drawing region and respond live.
// TODO: HUD — title + en.wikitube.io/wiki/Control_engineering + control hints + live readouts.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_engineering) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Control_engineering)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Control_theory]] · [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[System_dynamics]] · [[Systems_engineering]] · [[Systems_science]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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