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Underactuation — is a technical term used in robotics and control theory to describe mechanical devices that have a lower number of actuators than degrees of freedom.The classic inverted pendulum is an underactuated system: it has four degrees of freedom (two for … Wikipedia
Tether satellite — A tether satellite is a satellite connected to another by a thin cable called a tether. The space tether idea had its origin in the late 1800s. The idea became more popular in the 1960s, and subsequently NASA examined the feasibility of the idea… … Wikipedia
Double inverted pendulum — A double inverted pendulum is combination of the inverted pendulum and the double pendulum. The double inverted pendulum is unstable, meaning that it will fall down unless it is controlled in some way. The two main methods of controlling a double … Wikipedia
Magnetorquer — In satellite systems, a magnetorquer or magnetic torquer is a system for attitude control, detumbling and stabilization built from electromagnetic coils. The magnetorquer develops a magnetic field which interfaces with an ambient magnetic field,… … Wikipedia
Morphological computation (robotics) — Morphological computation is computation obtained through interactions of physical form. Contents 1 Birth of the term morphological computation 2 Relevance 2.1 Robotics 2.2 Artificial intellige … Wikipedia
