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actuation

[ak-choo-ay-shuhn] / ˌæk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /




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But due to a lack of U.S. manufacturing capacity and capability, actuation systems are also a bottleneck, Kelkar said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Physical AI agents are built on three key blocks: perception, cognition and actuation, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

Owing to its passive in-flight actuation, this sound-producing organ is known as an 'aeroelastic tymbal'.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

All the detectors of the coherer type really depend for their actuation upon electromotive force; that is to say, upon the application to the terminals of the detector of a certain electromotive force.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming


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