What are loop cards?

Loop cards are a great game that can be played individually or as a class. They are perfect for review key vocabulary or questions at the end of a topic or when revising for an exam.

Instructions

  1. Cut out the cards from the paper horizontally (but don't cut them in half!) and then shuffle them.
  2. Now start joining each question on the right hand side of the card to the matching answer on the next card.
  3. Carry on until all the cards loop together and you have competed the game!

Hint: Make sure that you set your paper to portrait to print 4 cards per sheet of A4 paper.

Edit Vocab

A type of actuator that uses the piezoelectric effect to generate motion when an electric field is applied.
Open Loop Control System
A control system where the output is not fed back to the input.
Stepper Motor
A type of electrical actuator that moves in discrete steps, based on digital pulses, allowing for precise control.
PID Control
A control algorithm that adjusts the output based on the proportional, integral, and derivative terms.
Servo Motor
A motor that operates as a closed-loop system, using feedback to control the position, speed, and torque accurately.
Solenoid
An electromagnetic device that uses a coil of wire to generate a magnetic field, which in turn produces mechanical motion.
Setpoint
The desired value or target value that the system aims to achieve.
Derivative
A control strategy where control output is proportional to the rate of change of the error signal.
Integral Control
A control strategy that accumulates the error signal over time to eliminate steady-state errors.
Error
The difference between the desired value and the actual value of the controlled variable.
Piezoelectric Actuator