Sensor - can detect the
temperature or composition of something that's being manufactured
Analogue - Something that
bears an analogy to something else.
Digital - Expressed in
discrete numerical form, especially for use by a computer or other electronic
device
Analogue-to -digital converter
- device for converting analogue
signals into digital signals
Actuator - One that
activates, especially a device responsible for actuating a mechanical device,
such as one connected to a computer by a sensor link.
Feedback loop - The section of a
control system that allows for feedback and self-correction and that adjusts
its operation according to differences between the actual output and the
desired output.
Robot - are
computer-controlled machines that carry out physical tasks for us.
