A mechanical structure that absorbs energy whenever it moves. Discrete Data sampled at intervals, as opposed to continuous sampling.
Information is lost between samples.
DOF A Degree Of Freedom is a direction or rotation in which a mechanism can move. Embedded A processor is embedded when it acts as a slave of a higher processor. Encoder The rotation measurement device that is attached to a motor shaft. On a circuit board, the layer of copper connected to the battery minus. Jitter The small vibrations occurring around 30Hz that mess with video cameras.