Setpoint (control system)

Setpoint (control system)

Setpoint is the target value that an automatic control system, for example PID controller, will aim to reach. For example, a boiler control system might have a temperature setpoint, that is a temperature the control system aims to attain.

The term setpoint is used similarly in physiology and psychology. Examples are body weight and happiness, both believed to have setpoints that are difficult to change.

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