Understanding Smart Sensors - Nomads.usp

Glossaryablationvaporization of material that occurs during laser trimmingaccuracy a comparison of the actual output signal of a device to the truevalue of the input. The various errors (such as linearity, hysteresis, repeatability,and temperature shift) attributing to the accuracy of a device are usuallyexpressed as a percentage of full-scale output (FSO). Also see error.actuator the part of an open-loop or closed-loop control system that connectsthe electronic control unit with the processadaptive (control) refers to a system of advanced process control that iscapable of automatically adjusting itself to meet a desired output despite shiftingcontrol objectives and process conditions or unmodeled uncertainties inprocess dynamicsalgorithm a set of well-defined rules or processes for solving a problem in afinite number of stepsaliasingdistortion due to sampling a continuous signal at too low a ratealiasing noise distortion component created when frequencies present in asampled signal are greater than one-half the sample rateanalog output an electrical output from a sensor that changes proportionatelywith any change in inputanisotropic refers to etching that is dependent on crystallographicorientation351