CONTROLLER (Overall)
Charles François (2004). CONTROLLER (Overall), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 706.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 706 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
A controller that makes trial adjustments and chooses whichever of these gives the greatest positive increment of a definied reward variable. (Adapted from G. PASK, 1962, p.65).
- “Overall controllers of this kind are often called ”hill climbers“ or optimizers” (Ibid).
However, in a complex setting, wherein different unequal optima are separated by suboptimal zones, an iterative refinement algorithm may be needed in order to reach the true optimum.