servo
Feedback-controlled motor
A servo is a small motor that moves to a precise position when given an electrical signal, used extensively in robotics, radio-controlled vehicles, and automated systems.
The name comes from servomechanism—a device that uses feedback to correct its own performance.
A servo in a model airplane controls the ailerons; industrial servos position robotic arms with exact accuracy.
The servo burned out and the steering stopped responding.
Device producing controlled motion
- feedbackReturned response data
- loopCurve closing on itself
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
adjustment · modulation · calibration · signal · potentiometer · controller · stabilization · command
Energy-to-motion converter
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- hornPointed animal headgear
- armUpper body limb
- linkageConnected system of parts
shaft · bearing · housing · spline · bracket · mounting · mechanism · transmission
Device that grasps firmly
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- jointShared by multiple parties
- articulationClear vocal expression
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
actuator · humanoid · locomotion · exoskeleton · bipedal · droid · navigation · teleoperation
Relating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- valveFluid flow controller
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- automationSelf-operating system design
CNC · manufacturing · assembly · conveyor · production · linear · rotary · precision
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- feedbackReturned response data
- loopCurve closing on itself
- positioningArranging in specific locations
regulation · adjustment · modulation · calibration · signal · potentiometer · controller · stabilization · command · response
motor
Energy-to-motion converter
linkage · shaft · bearing · housing · spline · bracket · mounting · mechanism · transmission · clutch
gripper
Device that grasps firmly
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- jointShared by multiple parties
- articulationClear vocal expression
kinematics · actuator · humanoid · locomotion · exoskeleton · bipedal · droid · navigation · teleoperation · prosthetic
hydraulic
Relating to pressurized liquids
automation · CNC · manufacturing · assembly · conveyor · production · linear · rotary · precision · repeatability
hobby
Recreational leisure activity
- radio-controlledDirected via wireless signals
- airplanePowered flying machine
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
drone · car · boat · steering · throttle · rudder · aileron · elevator · flap · receiver
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- roboticsrobot, android, humanoid, robotic arm, gripper
- artificialartificial, synthetic, man-made, manufactured, fabricated
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
servosensor
Input-detecting device
encoder · potentiometer · transducer · input device · detector
- servo motorsPosition-controlled rotary actuators