Control Theory vs Stability Engineering

117-03-D Classical Control Theory vs. Stability Engineering From Controlling Machines to Stabilizing Civilizations For more than a century, Control Theory has been one of engineering's greatest achievements. It gave us: • autopilots • cruise control • industrial automation • robotics • spacecraft guidance • process control • electric grid regulation Without Control Theory, modern civilization would not exist. Yet the systems it was designed to control share an important characteristic.