ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Model predictive control

Model Predictive Control is a way of getting machines to do the things you want them to do. It works by predicting what will happen next and then controlling the machine to make sure it does what you want it to do. So say you wanted a machine to stay at a certain level, Model Predictive Control would predict what will happen next, such as if it needs to go up or down to stay at that level, and then it would control the machine to make sure it does that.