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    What Is An Actuator?

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    Actuators are electro-mechanical devices that allow controlled movement when activated by electricity, manually, or fluids. Actuators require an energy source and control signal to create mechanical motion. Common actuator types include electric motors, stepper motors, polymer actuators, screw jacks, solenoids, and hydraulic cylinders. Mechanical actuators use power sources like electricity, pneumatics, or hydraulics for movement. Hydraulic actuators generate motion using hydraulic power and cylinders. Pneumatic actuators use compressed air to create controlled movement and have advantages of not requiring electricity.

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    Actuators are electro-mechanical devices that allow controlled movement when activated by electricity, manually, or fluids. Actuators require an energy source and control signal to create mechanical motion. Common actuator types include electric motors, stepper motors, polymer actuators, screw jacks, solenoids, and hydraulic cylinders. Mechanical actuators use power sources like electricity, pneumatics, or hydraulics for movement. Hydraulic actuators generate motion using hydraulic power and cylinders. Pneumatic actuators use compressed air to create controlled movement and have advantages of not requiring electricity.

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    Actuators are electro-mechanical devices that allow controlled movement when activated by electricity, manually, or fluids. Actuators require an energy source and control signal to create mechanical motion. Common actuator types include electric motors, stepper motors, polymer actuators, screw jacks, solenoids, and hydraulic cylinders. Mechanical actuators use power sources like electricity, pneumatics, or hydraulics for movement. Hydraulic actuators generate motion using hydraulic power and cylinders. Pneumatic actuators use compressed air to create controlled movement and have advantages of not requiring electricity.

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    What is an Actuator?

    Actuators are mechanical or electro-mechanical devices that permit controlled and occasionally
    constrained positioning or movement when they are activated electrically, manually, or by a variety of
    fluids.Hardware component that changes a physical parameter in response to a controller command
    signal.

    Actuators primarily require a control signal and an energy supply. The actuator takes energy from the
    source in response to a control signal to create a mechanical motion. A fixed mechanical or electronic
    system, a human, a software-based system, such as a printer driver, or a robot control system can all be
    used as the control system.

    Examples of actuators include electric motors,stepper motors,polymer,screw jacks,solenoid and


    hydraulic cylinders.

    Types of Actuators
    Actuator types also vary depending on motions, power configurations, styles and sizes depending on
    the application.

    Mechanical Actuators

    The mechanical actuator is a device that uses a power source to attain physical movement.
    These actuators are important & available nearly on each automated machine. The power
    sources used in these actuators are electric current, pneumatic & hydraulic which are operated
    manually or turned ON/OFF through an automated system.

    Mechanical actuators depend on the interactions of the structural elements that make them up,
    such as gears and rails or pulleys and chains. Among the benefits are high dependability, ease
    of use, simpler maintenance, and improved positioning precision.
    Hydraulic Actuators

    Hydraulic actuators have a cylinder or fluid motor that uses hydraulic power to generate mechanical
    motion, which in turn leads to linear, rotatory or oscillatory motion. Given the fact that liquids are nearly
    impossible to compress, a hydraulic actuator can exert a large force. When the fluid enters the lower
    chamber of the actuator’s hydraulic cylinder, pressure inside increases and exerts a force on the bottom
    of the piston, also inside the cylinder.

    The pressure causes the sliding piston to move in a direction opposite to the force caused by the spring
    in the upper chamber, making the piston move upward and opening the valve.

    Pneumatic Actuators

    A pneumatic actuator uses pressurized gas or compressed air to form a controlled movement. These
    actuators are versatile &can be modified to use in any project. The main advantage of this actuator is
    very simple to utilize and is a secure alternative to both hydraulic & electric actuators as they do not
    need electricity or ignition to operate.

    References

    Agarwal, T. (2022, October 19). Mechanical actuator : Design, types, working & its applications.
    ElProCus - Electronic Projects for Engineering Students. https://www.elprocus.com/mechanical-
    actuator/

    What is a Pneumatic Actuator and how do they work? (n.d.). Process Industry
    Forum. https://www.processindustryforum.com/article/what-is-a-pneumatic-actuator

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