Optical Encoders Are Used to Measure _ _ _ _

question 15

Multiple Choice

Optical encoders are used to measure _ _ _ _ _

• A)Angular positions
• B)Linear positions
• C)Both angular and linear positions
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

Voltmeter

An instrument used for measuring the electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.

Clamp-on Ammeter

A measuring instrument that can measure the current flow in a conductor without requiring any physical contact or disconnecting the circuit.

Ayrton

Refers to Hertha Ayrton, a British engineer, mathematician, physicist, and inventor, known for her work on electric arcs and ripples in sand and water.

D'Arsonval

Refers to a type of galvanometer used for detecting and measuring small electric currents by the mechanical movement it produces through a magnetic field.