Resolver (electrical)

Have you ever played hide and seek and had to find your friend who was hiding somewhere in your house? A resolver is kind of like playing hide and seek, but instead of finding your friend, it helps machines find out where things are.

When machines move, they need to know where they are or where they're going. A resolver is a little device that helps them figure that out. It looks like a tiny, round can with some wires coming out of it. There are two parts to a resolver - a piece that stays still (called the stator) and a piece that moves around (called the rotor).

The stator and rotor have wires wrapped around them in a special way. When electricity flows through the wires, it creates a kind of magnetic field that helps machines figure out where the rotor is positioned. The resolver can tell the machine what direction the rotor is moving, how fast it's going, and where it is at any given moment.

Imagine you're driving to your friend's house, and you have a map to help you get there. The resolver is kind of like a map for machines. It tells them where they're going and if they need to adjust their path.

So, in short, a resolver is a little device that helps machines figure out where they are and where they're going by using magnets and wires.