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The objective of this paper is first to introduce the formulation of a control problem, called the ``basic control problem,'' then to derive from it a concept of adaptation. Furthermore, the paper shows how self-organizing subsystems can be used in the design stage or in on-line operation to solve the basic control problem. The discussion is conceptual; its objective is to indicate possible new avenues for research in control and adaptation, and no attempt is made towards mathematical formalization of the proposed ideas.
Mihajlo Mesarović (Tue,) studied this question.