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An '''actuator''' |
An '''actuator''' |
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+ | {{Quote|[[detect]]s an incoming [[signal]] and respond by changing something in the environment. For example, a [[relay]] is an actuator that toggles a mechanical switch, and can thus cause a good number of responses to occur such as enabling illumination, heating system, audible alarm, and so on. Actuators such as motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics can move objects and pump fluids.}} |
| + | {{Quote|[a] [[peripheral]] ( [[output]] ) [[device]] which translates [[electrical signal]]s into mechanical actions; e.g., a stepper motor which acts on an [[electrical signal]] received from a [[computer]] instructing it to turn its shaft a certain number of degrees or a certain number of rotations.<ref>[[Glossary of Computer System Software Development Terminology]].</ref>}} |
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| − | {{Quote| a mechanical [[device]] for moving or controlling a mechanism or [system]]. It takes energy, usually transported by air, electric current, or liquid, and converts that into some kind of motion.<ref>IoT-A Terminology ([http://www.iot-a.eu/public/terminology/copy_of_term full-text]).</ref>}} |
+ | {{Quote|[is] a mechanical [[device]] for moving or controlling a mechanism or [[system]]. It takes energy, usually transported by air, electric current, or liquid, and converts that into some kind of motion.<ref>IoT-A Terminology ([http://www.iot-a.eu/public/terminology/copy_of_term full-text]).</ref>}} |
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| + | {{Quote|[is a] [[device]] which conveys [[digital information]] to effect a change of some property of a [[physical entity]].<ref>[[Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems]], at 5.</ref>}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| + | * [[Servomechanism]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 10 October 2019
Definitions[]
An actuator
| “ | detects an incoming signal and respond by changing something in the environment. For example, a relay is an actuator that toggles a mechanical switch, and can thus cause a good number of responses to occur such as enabling illumination, heating system, audible alarm, and so on. Actuators such as motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics can move objects and pump fluids. | ” |
| “ | [a] peripheral ( output ) device which translates electrical signals into mechanical actions; e.g., a stepper motor which acts on an electrical signal received from a computer instructing it to turn its shaft a certain number of degrees or a certain number of rotations.[1] | ” |
| “ | [is] a mechanical device for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. It takes energy, usually transported by air, electric current, or liquid, and converts that into some kind of motion.[2] | ” |
| “ | [is a] device which conveys digital information to effect a change of some property of a physical entity.[3] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Glossary of Computer System Software Development Terminology.
- ↑ IoT-A Terminology (full-text).
- ↑ Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems, at 5.
See also[]
- Servomechanism