Control apparatus and method for processing data inputs in computing devices therefore

A control apparatus that processes one or more data inputs in a computing arrangement to provide one or more outputs comprising at least one of control outputs, analysis outputs, or recommendation outputs,

• wherein the one or more data inputs include one or more physical measurands of a system, and the one or more outputs provide a technical modification of the system;
• wherein the control apparatus includes:
• a user interface that interacts with a user of the control apparatus to control operation of the control apparatus;
• and
• a data processing arrangement that, when in operation, receives the one or more data inputs and outputs the one or more outputs,
• wherein the computing arrangement, when in operation, executes a software product to implement a method comprising:
• generating a multi-dimensional system model, wherein the multi-dimensional system model is operable to describe the system as spanned by state variables on at least one of finite domains or intervals;
• generating an addressable solution space to meet runtime requirements, the addressable solution space defining all valid states or combinations satisfying a conjunction of substantially all system constraints on all variables, and storing the addressable solution space in a data memory or data storage medium of the computing arrangement;
• representing the addressable solution space in respect of all external stat variables by a plurality of relations sharing only internal link variables;
• arranging for any given pair of relations to share no more than one link variable;
• generating and storing one or more object functions;
• generating and storing one or more values associated with the addressable solution space to make the values addressable from an environment including the state variables;
• and
• using the addressable solution space to process one or more inputs provided to the system when in operation, and to generate corresponding outputs for use in at least one of controlling or advising operation of the system.