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What is a mechatronics system?
What is a mechatronics system?
- A system consisting of sensors and actuators (correct)
- A system that only consists of controllers
- A system containing transducers and instruments
- A system that only includes sensing units
What are transducers?
What are transducers?
- Devices that convert electrical voltage into measurable quantities
- Devices that transform magnetic fields into sound pressure levels
- Devices used to convert one form of energy to another (correct)
- Devices that transform electrical signals into other forms of energy
What is the function of an actuating unit?
What is the function of an actuating unit?
- Convert measurable quantities to electrical voltage or current
- Receive commands from the controller and produce physical action (correct)
- Receive information from the sensing unit and make critical decisions
- Transform electrical signals into various forms of energy
What does an instrument refer to in the context of sensors?
What does an instrument refer to in the context of sensors?
What is the role of the sensing unit in a closed loop control system?
What is the role of the sensing unit in a closed loop control system?
What is the main purpose of a sensor in a measurement system?
What is the main purpose of a sensor in a measurement system?
What is the main purpose of a sensor?
What is the main purpose of a sensor?
Which of the following is an example of a passive sensor?
Which of the following is an example of a passive sensor?
What type of signal does a digital sensor produce?
What type of signal does a digital sensor produce?
Which sensor category requires an excitation signal for operation?
Which sensor category requires an excitation signal for operation?
What is the role of human skin in the context of sensors?
What is the role of human skin in the context of sensors?
In what way do eyes function as sensors?
In what way do eyes function as sensors?
Which principle of operation categorizes sensors into physical, chemical, and biological?
Which principle of operation categorizes sensors into physical, chemical, and biological?
What type of sensor converts measured physical quantities using certain physical effects?
What type of sensor converts measured physical quantities using certain physical effects?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of passive sensors?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of passive sensors?
What does an active sensor require for its operation?
What does an active sensor require for its operation?
