ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Proportional control

Proportional control is like a seesaw. When one side moves up, the other side goes down. It's like balancing a scale with weights on each side. When the left side has more weight, the right side will go up, and when the right side has more weight, the left side will go down. Proportional control is used to adjust things like the speed of cars, temperature, and pressure. It relies on sensors to measure the difference between what it is set to and what it should be, and then it adjusts the amount of power or speed to make sure the two sides are balanced.