Control system, particularly for use on ships

A control system for controlling a device, comprising:

• a plurality of control members electrically coupled with one another and the device, every control member including potentiometer means for generating an electrical potentiometer signal indicative of the position of the control member;
• a plurality of follow-up members which may be coupled to the control members, there being one follow-up member for each control member, every follow-up member including movement means for moving the follow-up member, and every follow-up member including potentiometer means for generating an electrical potentiometer signal indicative of the position of the follow-up member;
• a plurality of differential means, each connected to the potentiometer means of a corresponding pair of a control member and a follow-up member, the differential means generating a difference signal representing the difference in position of the control member and the follow-up member;
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• control signal means coupled to the differential means for providing control signals to the movement means in response to the difference signals so that the follow-up members may be aligned in position with the control members.