DocumentCode
1760337
Title
Technology and Autonomous Mechanisms in the Mediterranean: From Ancient Greece to Byzantium [Historical Perspectives]
Author
Valavanis, K.P. ; Vachtsevanos, George J. ; Antsaklis, P.J.
Volume
34
Issue
6
fYear
2014
fDate
Dec. 2014
Firstpage
110
Lastpage
119
Abstract
This contribution describes the automation and control technology of ancient times. The first feedback control device on historical record is the water clock of Ktesibius. Although Ktesibius´s contemporary Archimedes also had a water clock driven by a feedback mechanism.
Keywords
automation; control system synthesis; feedback; Ancient Greece; Byzantium; Ktesibius; Mediterranean; automation technology; autonomous mechanism; control technology; feedback control device; water clock; Feedback communications; Feedback control; History;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Control Systems, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1066-033X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCS.2014.2359589
Filename
6915820
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