A mechanical system consists of (i) a power source and actuators that generate forces and movement, (ii) a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement, and (iii) a controller with sensors that compares the output to a performance goal and then directs the actuator input.
Committee with a continued existence, formed to do its assigned work on an ongoing basis. Budget and finance committees generally are standing committees. See also ad hoc committee.
Committees which have a continued existence; that are not related to the accomplishment of a specific, once-only task as are ad hoc or special committees. A term of parliamentary law. Standing Committee: this is the general way to describe a permanent committee. Its members and chairman will change from time to time. It may be reconstituted annually in accordance with the rules. It administers a continuous responsibility..