Autonomous System

Autonomous system may refer to:

  • Autonomous system (Internet), a collection of IP networks and routers under the control of one entity
  • Autonomous system (mathematics), a system of ordinary differential equations which does not depend on the independent variable
  • Autonomous robot, robots which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance

Famous quotes containing the words autonomous and/or system:

    “There is a totalitarian regime inside every one of us. We are ruled by a ruthless politburo which sets ours norms and drives us from one five-year plan to another. The autonomous individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.”
    —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

    “Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.”
    —Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)