Internet Of Things Sensors
  • Cover
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  • About This Training
    • Objectives
    • Skills
    • Prerequisites
    • Requirements
  • Once Upon a Time ...
  • Introduction
    • Topologies
    • Data Compression
  • Communication Protocols
    • I2C
      • Linux
      • Arduino
    • Serial Peripheral Interface
    • Serial Communication
      • Laboratory
        • Arduino and Linux
    • Infrared
    • Pulse Width Modulation
  • Microsystems Technologies
    • Actuators
    • Sensors
    • Transducers
  • Layers of Abstraction
    • IntelĀ® IoT Developer Kit Libraries
      • MRAA
      • UPM
      • Laboratory
      • Contributions
    • Linux I2C Device Interface
      • LCD RGB Color Display
      • LCD RGB Text
      • LCD RGB Display Off
      • Temperature
    • Linux I2C Subsystem
  • Data Engines
    • Sparkfun
  • Wrap-Up
    • Online Training
    • Challenge
  • References
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  1. Microsystems Technologies

Actuators

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Last updated 7 years ago

An actuator is a component of a machine that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. An actuator requires a control signal and a source of energy. The control signal is relatively low energy and may be electric voltage or current, pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, or even human power. The supplied main energy source may be electric current, hydraulic fluid pressure, or pneumatic pressure. When the control signal is received, the actuator responds by converting the energy into mechanical motion. An actuator is the mechanism by which a control system acts upon an environment. The control system can be simple (a fixed mechanical or electronic system), software-based (e.g. a printer driver, robot control system), a human, or any other input.

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