A type of rotary electrical transformer that is used for measuring the angle of a rotating machine such as an antenna platform. In its general physical construction, it is much like an electric motor
a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized
A motor like device containing a rotor and a stator and capable of converting an angular position into an electrical signal, or an electrical signal into an angular position When several synchros are correctly connected, all of the rotors will align themselves in the same angular position This is useful, since one synchro whose angular position is forced to change, can drive another synchro to indicate the angular change
In shift-on-the-fly four-wheel-drive applications, a synchro is a mechanism that synchronizes the speed of the to-be-engaged front output shaft to the speed of the rear output shaft, spinning the front driveshaft up to road speed before the front drive axle is engaged Every part-time shift-on-the-fly four-wheel drive system needs some type of synchro Many use a synchro in the transfer case identical to the synchro found in manual transmissions Others use a magnetic clutch similar to that used on an air conditioning compressor
A motorlike device containing a rotor and a stator and capable of converting an angular position into an electrical signal, or an electrical signal into an angular position When several synchros are correctly connected, all of the rotors will align themselves into the same angular position This is useful since one synchro whose angular motion is forced to change, can drive another synchro to indicate the angular change