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. 2011 May 5;7(5):e1001130. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001130

Figure 1. A cascade control system.

Figure 1

The subsystem Inline graphic is slow relative to Inline graphic. Cascade control involves placing a negative feedback loop (dashed line) around the fast secondary module. This scheme helps reduce the sensitivity of the system's output to uncertainties in the subsystems Inline graphic and Inline graphic.