Nicolas Minorsky, father of the PID controller
By Dermot Tynan • April 2, 2023
Nicolas Minorsky is a name that might not be well-known to most people, but his contributions to the field of control engineering are significant. He is credited with developing the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller, which has become a standard tool in the control of dynamic systems. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at the life and work of Nicolas Minorsky, and how his inventions have revolutionised the field of control engineering.