actuator
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈæktʃuˌeɪtər/
- Specialized
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actuador
- The top of the column was connected to horizontal cyclic actuators and a vertical hydraulic jack.
- actuator/sensor
- linear actuators
- pneumatic actuators
This is a toy mobile robot and it has actuators, motors here which would drive these wheels.
- This is a toy mobile robot and it has actuators, motors here which would drive these wheels.
- For instance, I think of a joint as a degree of freedom and it has some number of actuators, motors.
- It's a set of sensors from which our brains can get information about the world and a set of actuators in which we can display our state.
- There's the steam controller actuators like thumb pads basically.
- So is it is this is this partially like a hardware like actuator problem?
- You have things like wear and tear of motors or of feats or actuators themselves.
- Call it in in in English like cradle sense and, and linear, you know, actuators to plug in the USB.
- Buckle up and prepare to be swept off your bipedal actuators as I treat you to these real AI pickup lines.
Examples
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This is a toy mobile robot and it has actuators, motors here which would drive these wheels.
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Other challenges of CAN include reliable communication with actuators such as cruise control and alert messages to the driver.
Academic text (2012) -
I think it's the heat actuator.
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The signal-processing element can fit on the same chip as the actuator and sensor.
Academic text (1995) -
Using these Hazel actuators, the suit can both be moved by signals sent to it or sense movements and send out signals.
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Students learn the basics of real-time software linked to actuators and sensors in the context of an entire design.
Academic text (1995) -
The features and benefits of Matryx twin piston actuators are described in a catalog.
Academic text (1994) -
The LB and LV Series of linear actuators offers long length, multislides, integrated motors, and high speed.
Academic text (1995) -
The Redwood MicroSystems actuator generates strokes to 100 microns and forces to 50 newtons.
Academic text (1994) -
The robotic arm uses an actuator to move and pick up objects automatically.
Synonyms
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7.2
A machine that moves heavy objects in a factory or warehouse
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7.2
A motor that moves a part to an exact position, often in robots
A device that makes parts move or starts a machine
A device that turns to move the read and write head in a hard disk
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Etymology
Actuator comes from the Latin root act- meaning 'do' or 'drive', the same root you see in act, action, and actor. So an actuator is a device that makes a machine 'act' or move when it gets a signal.