rotary actuator

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rotary actuator

[′rōd·ə·rē ′ak·chə‚wād·ər]

(mechanical engineering)

A device that converts electric energy into controlled rotary force; usually consists of an electric motor, gear box, and limit switches.

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The rotary actuator provides controlled motion through a 45[degrees] range.

Rotary Actuator Designed For Precise Control of Rotary Valves

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The hardened carbide steel tip features an updated hydraulic rotary actuator, an increase range of motion (up to 280[degrees]), longer piercing depth and a decreased overall width for better visibility.

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In contrast to the previous ARC controllers, in order to improve the operability, the simplified ARC approach reduces the relative degree of hydraulic servo system to one by utilizing the feature that hydraulic rotary actuator typically has larger leakage characteristics, which can help to avoid carrying out the complicated backstepping design.

Simplified adaptive robust motion control with varying boundary discontinuous projection of hydraulic actuator

And the first rotary actuator disc drives, the type now used in all computers, were developed by British engineers at IBM.

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