INTELLIGENT CONTROL-SYSTEMS - PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

A class of special control systems that appeared in the last few years at the junction of two theoretical disciplines-the theory of automati c control and the theory of artificial intelligence-is outlined. The m ain stages of evolution of models of automatic control and the methods of knowledge processing that form the basis for developing control sy stems with improved dynamic characteristics capable for stable behavio r under the conditions of uncertainty of the used information are pres ented. The problems of terminology connected with specific features of the used definitions and notions in this relatively new domain are di scussed.