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The 16 pages that link to Actuator, each with the reason it gives.
AutomationRelated: Actuators turn automated decisions into changes in the physical world.
Embedded systemRelated: Actuators let embedded software affect the physical environment.
RoboticsRelated: Actuators let robotic systems move joints, wheels, grippers, and other mechanisms.
Feedback controlRelated: It applies the controller’s adjustment to the system being regulated.
SensorCompared with: An actuator acts on the world, while a sensor measures properties of it.
Process controlRelated: It carries controller decisions into the process.
Control engineeringRelated: Actuators turn controller decisions into forces, motion, heat, or flow.
TeleoperationRelated: Actuators carry out the operator’s commands at the remote machine.
Control systemBroader topic: Actuators apply the controller’s commands to the process.
MechatronicsRelated: Actuators turn computed commands into movement or force.