Abstract
Following an exposition of its purposes and scope, this paper proceeds to develop and to apply its proposals for symbolism in the course of a somewhat novel reconstruction of the fundamentals of automatic regulation. It presents the basic null-seeker or follower, to which the more elaborate examples are shown subsequently to reduce, as a primary mechanism about which the symbolic and terminological structures of the subject may be centered. The manner in which regulatory controls are apt to be connected to otherwise unregulated systems is considered, along with a demonstration of the thoroughly distinct technique of compensation. Specific symbols are recommended, together with their self-explanatory names, for the functional elements and the variable quantities which are involved in such controls. There is also included a brief treatment of the relationship between the viewpoints of transient phenomena and steady oscillations, where these are concerned with a study of the dynamics of regulatory processes.
