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Automotive: Prime Proving Ground for Mechatronics Professor Thomas Kurfess of Clemson University gives an update on the school’s International Center for Automotive Research and the key challenges ahead for auto technology. &NOBR>Full Story&/NOBR>
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Rummage through a RoombaEDN takes apart this new household servant. An Aware Robot Intelligence System manages the home robot's sensors and can adjust the control scheme as many as 67 times per second. Full Story Get Your Mechatronics in a BoxPlug-and-play actuators may be the fastest, most cost effective solution for applications ranging from lawn and garden to medical. See how they can save time in your designs. Full Story Control Innovations Boost Packaging A leading automation expert discusses new methods, such as greater use of distributed intelligence, to increase performance, while keeping systems costs in check. Full Story Save Space on Motor DriversHere are some valuable tips on how to replace a hard-to-find stepper-motor-driver IC with a programmable-logic device. The design uses only six macrocells of a CPLD. Full Story The Three Faces of PIDEngineers and technicians need to learn the essential attributes of “proportional,” “integral,” and “derivative” actions and how they interact in loop tuning. Full Story Linear Motion Handles Baggage in SpainBarcelona airport features a new system, featuring linear synchronous motors, that can transport bags at speeds up to 10 m/s. It also precisely tracks luggage via position-sensing technology. Full Story This Lithography System Can LearnIn his blog, a former patent examiner singles out a new design for adaptive learning in a semiconductor fab. Check out previous posts of other mechatronics inventions. Full Story
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Dr. Eric Warren, Evernham Motorsports technical director and a PhD aerospace engineer, talks about how CNC machining, robotics and linear drive systems are giving NASCAR teams an edge on race day.
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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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