Encoders

Encoders

• Categories: Industrial Automation

A rotary encoder is an electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle to analog or digital output signals. Rotary encoders are used in a wide range of applications that require monitoring or control, or both, of mechanical systems, including industrial controls, robotics, photographic lenses, computer input devices such as optomechanical mice and trackballs, controlled stress rheometers, and rotating radar platforms.