Open-loop

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Open-loop or open loop may refer to:

• Open-loop controller, a system controller that does not use feedback
• Open-loop model, a model studied in game theory in which players cannot observe the actions of other players
• Open loop, a rhetorical device to instill curiosity and create anticipation for what will come next
• Open loop, a control loop that has an absence of feedback

See also

• Feedback, the effect of having the output of a system affect its input and thus have an effect on its subsequent output
• Control system, a system for controlling a signal or process that may operate with an open or closed feedback loop
• Control theory, the theory of control systems, which involves the analysis of feedback loops
• Process control, the control of processes, typically involving feedback loops