Knobloch, H. W. Steuerbarkeit als zentraler Begriff beim Aufbau der Kontrolltheorie. (Controllability as central notion in the development of control theory). (German) Zbl 0658.93016 Jahresber. Dtsch. Math.-Ver. 91, No. 1, 33-54 (1989). This is an elementary essay about the essential role the concept of controllability plays in the analysis and design of control systems. It is addressed to non-specialists in control theory, but who are assumed to have followed a basic course in differential equations. Reviewer: R.Curtain MSC: 93B05 Controllability 93C05 Linear systems in control theory 93C10 Nonlinear systems in control theory 93C15 Control/observation systems governed by ordinary differential equations 93B50 Synthesis problems Keywords:elementary essay; controllability; analysis and design of control systems × Cite Format Result Cite Review PDF