actuation
Making it go
Actuation is the process of putting something into action or motion, or the state of being so activated.
The term appears most often in engineering and technical contexts, where an actuator is a device that converts energy into mechanical movement: The valve's actuation is controlled by an electric signal.
More broadly, actuation can mean the motivating or triggering of any action: Her actuation of the emergency protocol saved lives.
Current-carrying wire helix
- servoSelf-regulating motor
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- valveFluid flow controller
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
pneumatics · mechanism · servomechanism · electromechanical · linkage · cam · lever · cylinder
Stage-by-stage transmission
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- sensorInput-detecting device
- electromagnetWire-wound magnetic device
transducer · controller · signal · feedback · voltage · current · trigger · pulse
Causing to activate
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- startupNew business enterprise
- ignitionStarting combustion process
- commencementAct of starting
onset · launch · impulse · instigation · firing · energizing · enabling · switching
solenoid
Current-carrying wire helix
hydraulics · pneumatics · mechanism · servomechanism · electromechanical · linkage · cam · lever · cylinder · diaphragm
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
electromagnet · transducer · controller · signal · feedback · voltage · current · trigger · pulse · thyristor
triggering
Causing to activate
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- startupNew business enterprise
- ignitionStarting combustion process
commencement · onset · launch · impulse · instigation · firing · energizing · enabling · switching · kickoff
automation
Self-operating system design
response · precision · timing · sequence · programmable · closed-loop · open-loop · PID · command · regulation
actuationdeactivation
Rendering inoperative
disengagement · shutdown · cutoff · block · inhibition