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Yes, but you need a circuit (a PLC may be of help) to convert the potentiometer output (say 0 V to Vmax) into angles.
A conventional potentiometer (linear) powered by a constant voltage power supply will work for angles from 0 to 90 degrees, since the voltage you get will be proportional to the angle sinus, starting from zero up to Vmax @ 90 degrees.
For angles from 0 to 180 degrees (or -90... 0... +90 degrees) it will be easier with two power supplies connected in series taking the middle point as zero (Volts). Positive voltages from the potentiometer cursor against zero will be obtained for positive angles and negative voltages for negative angles, but you might need a 360 degrees or multiturn potentiometer. There is the basic idea, the rest is yours...
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The potentiometer is which type of tranducer?
The potentiometer is a position tranducer. It forms a resistance divider, proportional to position.
What is resolution of potentiometer?
resolution of petentiometer
Is potentiometer and Thermistor are variable resistors. How please explain?
A: A potentiometer is a manual device to change the resistance A thermistor changes as a function of environment temperature
Which is preferred for measuring emf of a cell avoltmeter or potentiometer?
A voltmeter is used to measure voltage. A potentiometer is used to vary the amount of resistance in a circuit - it has nothing to do with measuring.
What type of system does potentiometer belong to?
Variable resistance.
How do you measure resistance with angle of potentiometer?
get a protractor, find a way to set the pot to it, easy way to do that is drilling a hole in the center. now connect ur pot to a dmm and turn it at any angle to get the resistance there
What type of transducer Is potentiometer?
what type of transducer potentiometer
What are uses of potentiometer?
A potentiometer is a variable resistor used in electronics.
Define potentiometer?
A dual potentiometer is nothing but a potentiometer which has TWO channels.. Like two INs and two OUTs on the same unit.
What you mean by sensitivity of potentiometer?
Sensitivity of potentiometer: A potentiometer is said to be more sensitive, if it measures a small potential difference more accurately.
Define dual potentiometer?
A dual potentiometer is nothing but a potentiometer which has TWO channels.. Like two INs and two OUTs on the same unit.
Why potentiometer is called passive transducer?
because potentiometer generate a own current
Does the servo motor contain the servo?
A "servo motor" and a "servo" are the same thing. Servos are constructed from three basic pieces; a motor, a potentiometer (variable resister) that is connected to the output shaft, and a control board. The potentiometer allows the control circuitry to monitor the current angle of the servo motor. The motor, through a series of gears, turns the output shaft and the potentiometer simultaneously. The potentiometer is fed into the servo control circuit and when the control circuit detects that the position is correct, it stops the motor. If the control circuit detects that the angle is not correct, it will turn the motor the correct direction until the angle is correct. Normally a servo is used to control an angular motion of between 0 and 180 degrees. It is not mechanically capable (unless modified) of turning any farther due to the mechanical stop build on to the main output gear.
What is sensitivity of a potentiometer?
Sensitivity of potentiometer means~ smallest potential difference that can be measured with the help of it.
What is the wiper contact of linear potentiometer represent?
The wiper sets the effective resistance of the potentiometer.
What are the names of the potentiometer sensors on a 1997 jeep wrangler?
The throttle position sensor is a potentiometer.
The potentiometer is which type of tranducer?
The potentiometer is a position tranducer. It forms a resistance divider, proportional to position.
