Control system (disambiguation)

A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, invade, record, edit, hack, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems. A control mechanism is a process used by a control system.

Control system may also refer to:

General control systems

 * Distributed control system, where control elements are not centralized
 * Fuzzy control system, a control system that analyses and manipulates continuous variables (as opposed to discrete variables)
 * Hierarchical control system
 * Industrial control system
 * Real-time control system (disambiguation), several meanings

Specific control systems

 * Kite control systems
 * Lighting control system

Computer control systems

 * Fire-control system, which assists a weapons system in firing speed and accuracy
 * Networked control system, a hierarchical control system implemented by a computer network
 * Revision Control System, which automates various processes to regulate and maintain data revisions
 * Source Code Control System

Vehicle control systems

 * Aircraft flight control systems, which assists pilots in flying an aircraft
 * Airborne early warning and control, Systems
 * Cruise control, a system that maintains the speed of a vehicle
 * Autonomous cruise control system, a cruise control system that uses radar or laser input to detect its surroundings
 * Environmental control system (aircraft), which controls environmental factors within an aircraft
 * Reaction control system of a spacecraft, assisting in attitude control and steering
 * Traction control system, which maintains the traction between a vehicle's wheels and the travelling surface

Biological control systems

 * Cell nucleus, the central control system in every biological cell
 * Regulome, the entire set of control systems within a cell
 * Homeostasis, the regulation and maintenance of the physical properties of an internal environment, particularly within an organism
 * Endocrine system, the organ system most responsible for the control of biological processes
 * Brain, the control system of the central nervous system and of all cognition
 * Gene regulation, which controls what genes are and are not transcribed or expressed