servomechanism
Self-correcting control system
A servomechanism is a device that automatically corrects its own operation by comparing its output to a desired result and adjusting accordingly.
The steering system in a car, a thermostat, and a cruise control are all servomechanisms—they sense deviation from a target and self-correct.
Often shortened to servo: The robot's servo failed mid-motion.
Curve closing on itself
- sensorInput-detecting device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- errorFault in communication
- correctionFixing of mistakes
response · stability · regulation · input · output · homeostasis · closed-loop · damping
Device producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
- encoderFormat conversion component
amplifier · shaft · bearing · gear · linkage · armature · commutator · resolver
Automaton design field
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- CNCAutomated machining via code
steering · throttle · rudder · aileron · elevator · radar · telescope · prosthetics
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
fine-tuning · positioning · deadband · hysteresis · backlash · drift · linearity · sensitivity
Authoritative instruction given
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- setpointPredetermined control value
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- governExercise political control
modulate · proportional · integral · derivative · analog · digital · closed-loop · open-loop
loop
Curve closing on itself
correction · response · stability · regulation · input · output · homeostasis · closed-loop · damping · overshoot
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- potentiometerAdjustable electronic resistance component
encoder · amplifier · shaft · bearing · gear · linkage · armature · commutator · resolver · tachometer
robotics
Automaton design field
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- turretProtruding fortified structure
CNC · steering · throttle · rudder · aileron · elevator · radar · telescope · prosthetics · exoskeleton
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
tolerance · fine-tuning · positioning · deadband · hysteresis · backlash · drift · linearity · sensitivity · zeroing
command
Authoritative instruction given
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- setpointPredetermined control value
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
govern · modulate · proportional · integral · derivative · analog · digital · closed-loop · open-loop · adaptive
- controlsbutton, switch, dial, knob, lever
- control systemsfeedback control, closed loop, open loop, feedback loop, negative feedback
- remote controluniversal remote, infrared remote, remote control, remote, controller
- analog computinganalog computer, slide rule, abacus, integrator, adding machine