the application of moving parts in industrial settings including sequencing, speed control, point-to-point control, and incremental motion. Control options include timers and counters, chip-level and board-level computers, PLCs, and pneumatic sequencers.
A technique used to move the viewer through a live action tableau by employing a computer-controlled camera. This camera can be precisely positioned on a frame to frame basis. This is animation where the camera moves and the objects in a scene remain still.
A computerized method of planning and repeating camera movements on miniatures, models, and process work.
Refers to the use of prime movers (motors), feedback (encoders) and signal processing (controllers), generally in a closed loop system to automate a process.
Computer controlled camera that can be programmed to follow a specific path for special effects shots. The move can be accurately repeated each time to allow each path to be overlayed.
depending on the application, motion control can refer to simple on-off control or a sequencing of events, controlling the speed of a motor, moving objects from one point to another, or precisely constraining the speed, acceleration, and position of a system.
camera setup which records the motion of a camera during a shot so that visual effects can be easily synchronized with the photographed scene.
Motion control is a sub-field of automation, in which the position and/or velocity of machines are controlled using some type of device such as a hydraulic pump, linear actuator, or an electric motor, generally a servo. Motion control is an important part of robotics and CNC machine tools, however it is more complex than in the use of specialized machines, where the kinematics are usually simpler. The latter is often called General Motion Control (GMC).
