servoingn.
/ˈsəːvəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsərvoʊɪŋ/ The action of operating a device or machine by means of a servomechanism, esp. (in later use) for the purpose of producing precise and controlled motion.
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1937 Proc. Inst. Automobile Engineers 1936–7 31 609 It is particularly important to avoid any self-servoing of front brakes on a car for use by the ordinary driver.
1954 W. S. Shockency in Proc. Western Computer Conf. 115 The loop which is involved in servoing of an output voltage consists of the power gate and the inverting and comparator amplifiers.
1976 IEEE Trans. Consumer Electronics 20 304/1 The servoing of the optical readout stylus on the track is not a critical process.
2014 IEEE Trans. Robotics 30 94/2 It would require ensuring the servoing of the devoted imager on the robot position as it navigates through the human body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
servoingadj.
/ˈsəːvəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsərvoʊɪŋ/ Of or relating to the operation of a device or mechanism by means of a servomechanism.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > other
overhead1682
step by step1803
belt-tightening1873
throw-out1883
planetary1904
preselective1925
silky1935
servomechanical1946
servoing1959
switched1962
quartz-locked1977
1959 Photogrammetria 16 48 The servoing problem is of great importance for a plotter based on mathematical methods.
1990 Proc. IEEE Internat. Conf. Robotics & Automation 250/1 Each type of servoing technique shows advantages over a range of velocities.
2017 IEEE/RSJ Internat. Conf. Intelligent Robots & Syst. 6086/1 This servoing system is stable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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