Pickoff
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Pickoff
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A sensing device that responds to angular movement to create a signal or
to effect some type of control, as a pickoff on a gyro in an automatic
pilot.
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A pickoff may be a potentiometer, a photoelectric device, a kind of
value controlling the fluid flows and pressures in a system, or one of various
other devices.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use