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  2. Rotary encoder - Wikipedia

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    Rotary encoder for angle-measuring devices marked in 3-bit binary-reflected Gray code (BRGC). The inner ring corresponds to Contact 1 in the table. Black sectors are "on". Zero degrees is on the right-hand side, with angle increasing counter-clockwise. To avoid the above problem, Gray coding is used. This is a system of binary counting in which ...

  3. Indicator (distance amplifying instrument) - Wikipedia

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    In areas other than manufacturing where accurate measurements need to be recorded (e.g., physics). To check for lateral run-out when affixing a new rotor to an automotive disc brake. Lateral run-out (lack of perpendicularity between the disc surface and the shaft axis, caused by deformations or more frequently by a lack of proper cleaning of ...

  4. Blade pitch - Wikipedia

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    Blade pitch control is a feature of nearly all large modern horizontal-axis wind turbines.It is used to adjust the rotation speed and the generated power. While operating, a wind turbine's control system adjusts the blade pitch to keep the rotor speed within operating limits as the wind speed changes.

  5. Yaw (rotation) - Wikipedia

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    The yaw rate or yaw velocity of a car, aircraft, projectile or other rigid body is the angular velocity of this rotation, or rate of change of the heading angle when the aircraft is horizontal. It is commonly measured in degrees per second or radians per second.

  6. Centrifuge - Wikipedia

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    These angle rotors are very popular in the lab for routine use. A centrifuge is a device that uses centrifugal force to subject a specimen to a specified constant force - for example, to separate various components of a fluid .

  7. Goniometer - Wikipedia

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    To measure an angle of over 90°, subtract the number of degrees as indicated on the dial from 180°, as the dial is graduated from opposite zero marks to 90° each way. Since the spaces, both on the main scale and the Vernier scale, are numbered both to the right and the left from zero, any angle can be measured.

  8. Blade solidity - Wikipedia

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    In an airfoil, the mean line curvature is designed to change the flow direction, the vane thickness is for strength and the streamlined shape is to delay the onset of boundary layer separation. Taking all the design factors of an airfoil , the resulting forces of lift and drag can be expressed in terms of lift and drag coefficient.

  9. Balancing machine - Wikipedia

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    In a soft-bearing machine, balancing is done at a frequency higher than the resonance frequency of the suspension. The suspension's displacement is dictated by the distance of the rotor's principal axis of inertia relative to the rotor's rotational axis defined by the rotor bearings. Both types of machines have various advantages and disadvantages.