Servo mechanism
From International Dictionary of Marine Aids to Navigation
5-2-395
A feedback control system in which one or more of the system signals represent mechanical motion.
Note:: It should be noted that servomechanism and feedback regulator are not mutually exclusive terms. Their application to a particular system will depend upon the method of operation of that system.
Reference: I.R.E.
Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)
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