Talk:Automatic control

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[edit] Synonym

Is "Automatic control" a synonym to "Control theory"? I'd say so, which means this page maybe should simply redirect to Control theory.

If there really is a difference then I'd guess "Automatic control" is more applied/practical, while "Control theory" is more theoretical/general. Working a lot with theorems and formal matemathics would be Control theory, while building/programming a controller would be Autmatic control.

What's your opinion? I searched the web but found no statements about this. If we can find out, then the article may either explain the difference or be turned into a redirect (with Control theory mentioning the synonym). --Erikms (talk) 16:20, 20 February 2008 (UTC)