Regulation by tables

A computer-based regulator embodying a trivial background for regulation programmers is pursued. To start, logic is expanded until it incorporates rules and their obligations. Then, theory is withdrawn to rescue tables and interpolations. Finally, the regulator is implemented. It is a governor that follows (tolerant) ruling tables with (multi-) linear interpolations, requires minimal rationale and may govern even with few programmed table lines. For the time being, performance stands on the wisdom of programmers. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.