 ##  [Sensor–Actuator Pair](/sensor-actuator-pair) 

  ##  [Sensor–Actuator Pair](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/sensor-actuator-pair-0) 

  

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Definition

A sensor–actuator pair is a sensor and an actuator that are intentionally functionally linked by a signal path and control relationship so that measurements of a specified physical quantity directly or algorithmically determine actuation aimed at maintaining, correcting, or producing a target condition.