An Anti-Alias Filter Review
Mechatronics Zone 9/12/2012 9 comments This column describes a filter-selection “gotcha,” and includes references to anti-alias-filter information.
Solar Inverter Optimization
Blog 9/12/2012 8 comments Automation control technology plays a key design role in balancing energy-efficiency gains with the need for lifetime reliability and low-cost solutions.
Experts Split on New 54.5MPG Rule
Captain Hybrid 9/11/2012 95 comments Experts disagreed last week on the long-term outcome of the government's recent 54.5-mpg rule, with consumer advocates hailing the new mandate, and engineering consultants warning that it would send costs skyrocketing.
Video: Robot Security Camera Patrols RNC
Blog 9/11/2012 16 comments A remote-controlled Roomba-like robot with a wide-angle camera for inspecting under cars helped the Republican National Convention's security detail look for bombs.
Lead-Acid Batteries Seek New Role in Hybrids, Plug-Ins
Captain Hybrid 9/10/2012 27 comments Using a souped-up version of a chemistry that's been around since the days of Edison, a Detroit-area startup wants to slash the costs of batteries for hybrids and plug-in cars.
Video: Create 3D Scans of Everything
Blog 9/7/2012 7 comments The Kinect@Home crowdsourcing project will help engineers create a catalog of scans that will help robots recognize what's around them.
Siemens Technology Stack Takes the Sting Out of PLM
CAD/CAM Corner 9/7/2012 4 comments Siemens PLM Software is assembling next-generation user interfaces, sophisticated search, and visualization technology coupled with highly granular industry-specific capabilities to reduce the ongoing complexity surrounding PLM.
Autonomous UAVs Fly in Swarms
Blog 9/7/2012 12 comments Boeing and Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated the ability of autonomous UAVs to fly in a swarm without a ground control station.
MapleSim 6 Goes Heavy on Modelica Support
CAD/CAM Corner 9/6/2012 2 comments In expanding support for the Modelica open-source language, MapleSim 6 aims to integrate its physical modeling and simulation capabilities with the rest of the design tool chain.
Slideshow: Content Creation Tools Push 3D Printing Mainstream
CAD/CAM Corner 9/5/2012 13 comments In addition to a ready selection of low-cost 3D printer models, a host of 3D content creation tools and services is fueling mainstream adoption of the technology, along with a drive toward personal manufacturing.
Video: Silicone Robot Mimics Surroundings
Blog 9/5/2012 18 comments Low-cost silicone robots that walk, change color to match their surroundings, and light up in the dark may soon be helping first responders and the military.
Handbook Can Help Mechatronics Engineers
Mechatronics Zone 9/5/2012 7 comments Contributing technical editor Jon Titus found a free copy of the Electrical Engineering Pocket Handbook, published by the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, particularly useful.
Honda's Latest Robot Mows Your Lawn
Blog 9/4/2012 54 comments Miimo is a robotic lawnmower that works via electronic sensors to continuously cut grass and safely navigate slopes and obstacles.
Send Kids to College With Tools
Blog 9/4/2012 20 comments Contributing Technical Editor Jon Titus taught his kids how to fix things at a young age. Not only did it give them a little independence, it also helped them make friends later in life.
Using almost 200 light-emitting diodes in the front and back of the new 2014 CTS, Cadillac designers are showing how LEDs can change the character of a vehicle.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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