actuation

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The key detail in the weapon debris was the tail actuation system, which controls the fins that guide the GBU-39 to a target, according to Trevor Ball, a former U.S.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

"In other words, we watched the electromechanical actuation as it was happening, so we could see the mechanism for the large shape changes," Martin said.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

“This team has brought chemically powered actuation to impressive length scales for robotics while also demonstrating impressive capabilities for insect-scale machines,” says Ryan Truby, a materials scientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

The actuation unit was previously owned by Rockwell Collins, a company sold to United Technologies in 2018.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

That knowledge of the frailties of genus homo was too deep for comfort in such actuation.

From Witch-Doctors by Beadle, Charles