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actuatorA mechanism that causes a device to be turned on or off, adjusted or moved. The motor and mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive or an arm of a robot is called an actuator. See access arm. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A servo drive linear actuator slides the casting(s)
through the saw blade for accurate, precision cuts of gates, risers and
heavy flash. , incorporates an
unusual-looking actuator of a non-linear, low-friction design that uses
no ballscrews nor belts, coupled with a high-torque, direct-drive AC
servomotor.
``During recent hardware testing required to confirm the final autopilot
modifications, a flight actuator was inadvertently damaged and will be
replaced. |
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