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... feedback . A simple scheme for feedback is the following ( Fig . 2.1 ) . The system comprises , first , a receptor or Stimulus Message Message Response Control Receptor Effector apparatus Feedback Fig . 2.1 . Simple feedback scheme ...
... feedback . A simple scheme for feedback is the following ( Fig . 2.1 ) . The system comprises , first , a receptor or Stimulus Message Message Response Control Receptor Effector apparatus Feedback Fig . 2.1 . Simple feedback scheme ...
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... Feedback and Homeostasis Instead of the theory of open systems , another model construct is more familiar to the American school . It is the concept of feedback regulation , which is basic in cybernetics and was biologi- cally ...
... Feedback and Homeostasis Instead of the theory of open systems , another model construct is more familiar to the American school . It is the concept of feedback regulation , which is basic in cybernetics and was biologi- cally ...
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... feedback system are linear and uni- directional . The basic feedback scheme ( Fig . 7.2 ) is still the classical stimulus - response ( S - R ) scheme , only the feedback loop being added so that causality becomes circular . ( 3 ) Typical ...
... feedback system are linear and uni- directional . The basic feedback scheme ( Fig . 7.2 ) is still the classical stimulus - response ( S - R ) scheme , only the feedback loop being added so that causality becomes circular . ( 3 ) Typical ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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