actuation
Example Sentences
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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
This could enable designers to easily incorporate actuation and sensing capabilities into a wide range of fabrics for myriad applications, such as programmable compression garments that could aid in post-surgery recovery.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
“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
Safran may reach a deal to acquire Raytheon's actuation business that makes flight controls as early as this week, the source said, asking not to be identified because the matter is confidential.
From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023
A second element must be introduced in order to produce actuality—viz., actuation, realization; and its motive power is the will—the activity of man in the widest sense.
