Slew

People

Animals

Astronomy

  • Slewing, the process of rotating a telescope to observe a different region of the sky

Computing

Electronics

  • Slew rate, the maximum rate of change of a signal at any point in a circuit

Machinery

  • Slew, in crane (machine) terminology, is angular movement of a crane boom or crane jib in a horizontal plane[1]

Motion control

  • Slew (spacecraft), describes methods of changing the attitude of a spacecraft
  • Eigenvector slew, a particular method of calculating the rotation required for a specific desired change in attitude

See also

References

  1. AS 2549-1996 Cranes (including hoists and winches) - Glossary of terms. Standards Australia. 1996. ISBN 0 7337 0609 6.
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