Electrohydraulic servo valve
Servoválvula
- Date
- 1951 · confidence medium
- Place
- East Aurora, New York, United States
- Credited to
- Bill Moog
- Field
- Tools
What it is
Electrohydraulic valve developed by Bill Moog that translates a small electrical signal into precise control of powerful hydraulic cylinders, with immediate application in aircraft and missile flight control.
What it led to
- Founding of Moog Inc.
- Hydraulic servo flight control
- Use in flight simulators and precision industrial machinery