Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word truncated. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: abbreviated, shortened, truncated(adj) cut short in duration. the abbreviated speech; her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking; an unsatisfactory truncated conversation.
LECTURE 3: Actuators, Encoders, Relays and Switches. Actuators: An actuator is the device that brings about the mechanical movements required for any physical process in the factory. Internally, actuators can be broken down into two separate modules: the signal amplifier and the transducer. The amplifier converts the low power control signal into a high power signal that is fed into the transducer, which actually converts the amplified control signal into the required form of energy. Figure 3.1.
Transducers (such as optical or magnetic encoders) sense position or orientation for use as a reference or active feedback to control position: 1  A rotary encoder converts rotary position to an analog (e.g., analog quadrature) or digital (e.g., digital quadrature, 32-bit parallel, or USB) electronic signal. A linear encoder similarly converts linear position to an electronic signal. Such encoders can be either absolute or incremental. The signal from an absolute encoder gives an unambiguous position within the travel range without requiring knowledge of any previous position.