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

"We have created a bio-inspired plug-and-play soft modular origami robot enabled by electrothermal actuation with highly bendable and adaptable heaters," Paulino said.

From Science Daily • May 6, 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

Suggests the electrical actuation of tuning-forks and the electrical transmission of their tones.

From Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery by Iles, George