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>I need help in finding a definition (not an example) of the term
>"anti-tiedown"?
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>I have seen it used in the following:
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>"Concurrent or synchronous actuation of two-hand control systems is the
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>most popular approach to anti-tiedown control logic."
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My Lord, I never thought to run into this again.
In most machine control systems there's some kind of two-hand button scheme
that keeps both of the operator's hands busy while the machine crunches,
slices, or otherwise engages in finger-endangerment activity. An
anti-tiedown is a mechanism for ensuring that the operator must use both
hands to have both buttons depressed when the machine is activated. The
term anti-tiedown refers to the fact that one button can't be tied down,
taped down, braced with a broomstick, or otherwise depressed, leaving the
operator free to mangle himself. Anti-tiedowns on electromechanical
controls are usually just timers; if a button is held down too long the
cycle is locked out.
Your sample phrase is probably from a textbook. Yuk.
Tim Altom
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