Plant (control theory)
= Plant
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= Controlled plant
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The <controlled plant> is the part of a <control theory> model that receives the <control input> and produces the <plant output>, including the mechanism that applies the command. The <controller> is specified separately. In the illustrative <ordinary differential equation> $\dot x=u+w$, the <controlled plant> accumulates the <control input> and <control disturbance>; it does not itself choose $u$.