Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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computer-aided design (CAD)

Automation; Industrial automation

A computer-based systems developed to facilitate design of mechanical parts.

A technique for generating a dc voltage level from a higher constant dc voltage. The constant input voltage is chopped to produce pulses at a constant period and constant amplitude. Modulating the ...

armature current

Automation; Industrial automation

The current required by a motor to produce torque and drive a load. The maximum safe, continuous current is stamped on the motor nameplate. This can only be exceeded for initial acceleration, and for ...

cogging

Automation; Industrial automation

A condition in which a motor does not rotate smoothly, but “steps” or “jerks” from one position to another during shaft revolution. Cogging is most pronounced at low speeds and can cause ...

adaptive control

Automation; Industrial automation

A technique to allow control to automatically compensate for changes in system parameters such as load variations.

twinaxial cable

Automation; Industrial automation

A transmission line made up of a twisted pair of insulated conductors centered inside and insolated from a conductive shield.

network response time

Automation; Industrial automation

The elapsed time between the point that a communication command from the application layer is interpreted to the point that a communication- complete reply is available to the application layer.