servomechanisms
Self-correcting control systems
Servomechanisms are automatic control systems that use feedback to correct their own performance.
A servomechanism measures the difference between its actual output and desired output, then adjusts accordingly—like power steering, which senses how hard you turn the wheel and applies proportional force.
The term often shortens to servo: The robot's servos whirred as it moved.
Returned response data
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- controllerDevice directing a system
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
- governorState's chief executive
closed-loop · stability · response · setpoint · gain · damping · proportional · integral
Device producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- sensorInput-detecting device
- transducerEnergy form converter
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
potentiometer · encoder · gearbox · armature · solenoid · resolver · tachometer · shaft
Automated vehicle guidance system
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
turret · throttle · steering · robotics · CNC · machining · telescope · radar
Answer to stimulus
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- overshootGo beyond intended point
lag · bandwidth · frequency · resonance · settling · transient · steady-state · poles
Degree of correctness
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- microadjustmentMinute calibration of settings
calibration · tolerance · error · correction · tracking · alignment · zeroing · sensitivity
feedback
Returned response data
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- controllerDevice directing a system
- regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
governor · closed-loop · stability · response · setpoint · gain · damping · proportional · integral · derivative
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- sensorInput-detecting device
- transducerEnergy form converter
amplifier · potentiometer · encoder · gearbox · armature · solenoid · resolver · tachometer · shaft · linkage
autopilot
Automated vehicle guidance system
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- trackingMonitoring location over time
antenna · turret · throttle · steering · robotics · CNC · machining · telescope · radar · missile
response
Answer to stimulus
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
overshoot · lag · bandwidth · frequency · resonance · settling · transient · steady-state · poles · zeros
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
- positioningArranging in specific locations
microadjustment · calibration · tolerance · error · correction · tracking · alignment · zeroing · sensitivity · linearity
- CyberneticsNorbert Wiener, feedback loops, control systems, self-regulation, homeostasis
- automationautomation, macros, macro, automate, hotkeys