Servo

Servo may refer to:

MechanismsEdit

  • Servomechanism, or servo, a device used to provide control of a desired operation through the use of feedback
    • AI servo, an autofocus mode
    • Electrohydraulic servo valve, an electrically operated valve that controls how hydraulic fluid is ported to an actuator
    • Servo drive, a special electronic amplifier used to power electric servomechanisms
    • Servomotor, a rotary actuator that allows for precise control of angular position
    • Servo (radio control), a small, cheap, mass-produced actuator used for radio control and small robotics
      • Servo bandwidth, the maximum trackable sinusoidal frequency of an amplitude
      • Servo control, the use of pulse width modulation to remotely control servos
  • Servo tab, a small hinged device installed on an aircraft control surface to assist the movement of the control surface

MediaEdit

MusicEdit

  • "Servo", a song by The Brian Jonestown Massacre from the album Give It Back!

PublicationsEdit

  • SERVO Magazine, a monthly robotics publication

TelevisionEdit

  • Sam "Servo" Collins, a fictional character from the television series, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
  • Tom Servo, a robot from the comedy television series, Mystery Science Theater 3000
  • Servo pen, a fictitious multipurpose tool used by Gary Seven in the Star Trek episode Assignment: Earth

Video gamesEdit

  • Servo, a non-playable character from the computer game The Sims: Livin' Large
  • Servo, a playable character from the expansion pack The Sims 2: Open for Business

PeopleEdit

  • Marty Servo (1919–1969), the former world welterweight boxing champion
  • Jennifer Servo (1979–2002), a former news reporter
  • Tom Servo, a fictional character from the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000

Other usesEdit

  • Servo (software), an experimental web browser engine by Mozilla
  • Servo Robot Group, a digital vision and sensing system company
  • Pasporta Servo, a hospitality service for Esperantists
  • Servo, Australian slang for a petrol station, from a contraction of "service station"
  • Servotronic, speed-dependent power steering


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