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servomechanism
[ sur-voh-mek-uh-niz-uhm, sur-voh-mek- ]
noun
- an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
servomechanism
/ ˌsɜːvəʊˈmɛk-; ˌsɜːvəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl; ˈsɜːvəʊˌmɛkəˌnɪzəm /
noun
- a mechanical or electromechanical system for control of the position or speed of an output transducer. Negative feedback is incorporated to minimize discrepancies between the output state and the input control setting
Derived Forms
- servomechanical, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····· [sur-voh-m, uh, -, kan, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- v··i·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of servomechanism1
Example Sentences
The next year, he went to work at M.I.T.’s new Servomechanisms Laboratory, doing research in servomechanism theory and feedback control systems.
This extension of himself by mirror numbed his perceptions until he became the servomechanism of his own extended or repeated image.
The suit was so heavy that, without powered joints, controlled by servomechanisms, he would have been unable to move, even under Lunar gravity.
The laboratory did much of its work for the military during World War II, developing servomechanisms for controlling radar antennas and gun mounts.
In the 1940s, he worked on servomechanisms, which use feedback loops to maintain stability in devices like gun turrets and automobile cruise-control systems.
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