Definitions

Here is a list of definitions that I will update as more terms appear in my posts:

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AGM: Short for Absorbed Glass Mat, a form of lead acid. It is a popular choice for robots because unlike regular lead acid batteries they do not spill acid if broken. The acid is as the name suggests absorbed into glass mats.

AH: Short for Amp hour. It is used as a measurement of the capacity of batteries as the duration of power as it'll put out the listed AH rating for one hour then be dead. So a 33AH battery can put out 33 Amps for one hour before being completely dead.

Amp: short for Ampere, the measure of electrical current. Also abbreviated as mA(milliamps), µA(microamps), MA(mega amps).
 
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Encoder: An electrical device to measure rotation.
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mA: See Amp
MA: See Amp
mV: See Volt
MV: See Volt

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ROS: Robot Operating System, a meta operating system designed specifically for robots.
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Volts: A Measure of electromotive force named after Alessandro Volta. Also abbreviated as mV(millivolts) and MV(megavolts)

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Other:
µA: See Amp