The theoretical study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical, and electronic systems, esp. the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems.
Study of all processes affecting the interaction between the driver, vehicle and environment.
(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
The comparative study of information handling mechanisms (control and communication) in animals and machines. Cybernetics is based on the theory that intelligent living beings adapt to their environments and accomplish objectives primarily by reacting to feedback from their surroundings.
The study of control or homeostasis within a system, typically using combinations of feedback loops. This can be within machines or living structures. First order cybernetics relates to closed systems, second order includes the observer perspective and third order looks to how these coevolve.
is a science which deals with automatically controlled systems of communication, such as computers
Regulation through control. It is exemplified in the control loop with its variables [sensing element, actual value, desired value, control element] which are interconnected through feedback loops.
the field of control and communication theory
A term derived from the Greek word for "steersman" that was introduced in 1947 to describe the science of control and communication in animals and machines.
Field created by Norbert Wiener ca 1942 * Diffused by the Macy Conference, 1946 * Wiener's book publ 1948
The field of study of communication and control processes in biological, mechanical and electronic systems.
deriving from the Greek word for steersman (kybernetes), was first introduced by the mathematician Wiener, as the science of communication and control in the animal and the machine (to which we now might add: in society and in individual human beings). It grew out of Shannon's information theory, which was designed to optimize the transfer of information through communication channels (e.g. telephone lines), and the feedback concept used in engineering control systems. (Principia Cybernetica)
Norbert Wiener, a mathematician and social philosopher, coined the word cybernetics from the Greek word meaning steersman. He defined it as the science of control and communication in the animal and the machine. Cybernetics does not treat objects per se but ways of behaving.
the science of communications and control theory that deals with automatic control systems in living organisms and mechanical-electrical communications. [SEMATECH
A name coined by Norbert Weiner in the 1950s to describe the study of feedback control systems and their application. Such systems were seen to exhibit properties associated with human intelligence and robotics, and so was an early contributory to the theory of artificial intelligence.
Cybernetics is the science of communication and control in living organisms or machines. When we speak of cybernetics in mineral balancing, we refer to the fact that our bodies are self-regulating. Our goal is to assist the self-regulatory mechanisms in order to restore health.
the study of systems of communication. Traditionally applied to machines such as computers and robots, cybernetics can also be applied to humans, both in terms of individual systems - the communication system integral to a single individual and in terms of social systems and communities.
The theory of communication and control mechanisms in living systems and machines.
The study of how control mechanisms work, both in the nervous system of animals and in automation for machines.
The study of communication and control systems in machines, animals, and organizations (Oxford Paperback Encyclopedia).
The comparative study of human and machine processes in order to understand the similarities and differences.
The comparative study of automatic control and communications systems, whether biological (e.g., the human nervous system) or artificial (e.g., computers). More narrowly, the term refers to the science of synthesizing mind and machine, and to the engineering problems involved in detecting thoughts in the brain and translating them into mechanical responses.
an emerging field of study that explores the integration of the human nervous system and human-made technological devices, such as microchips, robotic components, "nano"machines, and electronics.
Cybernetics is the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication and control in living organisms, machines and organisations. For example, in sociotechnical systems, it includes the study of computer controlled machines such as automata and robots. The term cybernetics stems from the Greek (kybernetes, steersman, governor, pilot, or rudder — the same root as government).