POTENTIOMETER

A variable resistor, used as a position sensor in servosystems, having a terminal
connected to each end of a resistive element and a third terminal connected to a wiper contact. The output is a voltage that is variable depending upon the position of the wiper contact. The potentiometer is commonly referred to as a variable voltage divider. It, in effect, converts mechanical information into
an electrical signal [1] [15].

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