| Term | Definition | Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| CAN-Bus | A Controller Area Network is a robust vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other's applications without a host computer. | CAN, Bus, Communication channel, Hardware Communication. |
| Real-time | Real-time describes various operations in computing or other processes that must guarantee response times within a specified time (deadline). | Real-time, real time, response time, time frame, instantaneous response. |
| Input Angle | The Desired angle of the motor relative to the absolute zero in the motor encoder. | Input, Position, Angle, Desired angle, desired position. |
| Control Parameters | The values for the PD control law parameters, namely Kp and Kd which are used to adjust the response of the motor | K parameters, K’s, Parameters, Kp, Kd. |
| PD control | Proportional Derivative-control is a type of Control law used in controlling the response of various systems. | Control Law, PD, control, control Equation. |
| CMD | An abbreviation for the word Command. | CLI, Command Line. |
| CSV file | A Comma Separated Value file is a file with all its values separated by commas (can also indicate for files separated by different types of separators i.e. semicolon, space). | Input file, CSV, Output file. |
| f(t) | A function of Time that describes the trajectory of the angle of the motor with respect to time. | Input Function, Q. |