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In control theory, a '''bang–bang controller''' ('''on–off controller'''), also known as a '''hysteresis controller''', is a feedback controller that switches abruptly between two states.
[[File:Hysteresis controller.svg|thumb|Symbol for a bang-bang control.]]In control theory, a '''bang–bang controller''' ('''on–off controller'''), also known as a '''hysteresis controller''', is a feedback controller that switches abruptly between two states.


They are often used to control a plant that accepts a binary input, for example a furnace that is either completely on or completely off. Most common residential thermostats are bang–bang controllers.
They are often used to control a plant that accepts a binary input, for example a furnace that is either completely on or completely off. Most common residential thermostats are bang–bang controllers.
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 10 December 2018

Symbol for a bang-bang control.

In control theory, a bang–bang controller (on–off controller), also known as a hysteresis controller, is a feedback controller that switches abruptly between two states.

They are often used to control a plant that accepts a binary input, for example a furnace that is either completely on or completely off. Most common residential thermostats are bang–bang controllers.

Due to the discontinuous control signal, systems that include bang–bang controllers are variable structure systems, and bang–bang controllers are thus variable structure controllers.

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