Control system (disambiguation)
# Control system (disambiguation)

A control system is a device or set of devices to manage, command, invade, record, edit, hack, direct or regulate the behavior of other devices or systems. A control mechanism is a process used by a control system.

Control system may also refer to:

## General control systems

* Distributed control system, where control elements are not centralized
* Fuzzy control system, a control system that analyses and manipulates continuous variables (as opposed to discrete variables)
* Hierarchical control system
* Industrial control system
* Real-time control system (disambiguation), several meanings

## Specific control systems

* Kite control systems
* Lighting control system

### Computer control systems

* Fire-control system, which assists a weapons system in firing speed and accuracy
* Networked control system, a hierarchical control system implemented by a computer network
* Revision Control System, which automates various processes to regulate and maintain data revisions
   * Source Code Control System

### Vehicle control systems

* Aircraft flight control systems, which assists pilots in flying an aircraft
* Airborne early warning and control, Systems
* Cruise control, a system that maintains the speed of a vehicle
   * Autonomous cruise control system, a cruise control system that uses radar or laser input to detect its surroundings
* Environmental control system (aircraft), which controls environmental factors within an aircraft
* Reaction control system of a spacecraft, assisting in attitude control and steering
* Traction control system, which maintains the traction between a vehicle's wheels and the travelling surface

### Biological control systems

* Cell nucleus, the central control system in every biological cell
   * Regulome, the entire set of control systems within a cell
* Homeostasis, the regulation and maintenance of the physical properties of an internal environment, particularly within an organism
* Endocrine system, the organ system most responsible for the control of biological processes
* Brain, the control system of the central nervous system and of all cognition
* Gene regulation, which controls what genes are and are not transcribed or expressed
