1. A control system, comprising: an actuator for positioning a control device comprising a control surface, wherein the actuator positions the control surface in order to control a model state; a control law for directing the actuator as a function of a model output; and a model processor for generating the model output, the model processor comprising: an input object for processing model input and setting a model operating mode; a set state module for setting dynamic states of the model processor, the dynamic states input to an open loop model based on the model operating mode; wherein the open loop model generates a current state model as a function of the dynamic states and the model input, a constraint on the current state model being based on a series of cycle synthesis modules, each member of the series of cycle synthesis modules modeling a component of a cycle of the control device and comprising a series of utilities, the utilities based on mathematical abstractions of physical properties associated with the component, the series of utilities including a material temperature utility for determining a material temperature associated with a component of the cycle of the control system; an estimate state module for determining an estimated state of the model based on a prior state model output and the current state model of the open loop model; and an output object for processing the estimated state of the model to determine the model output.