Mechatronics: Automotive, Prime Proving Ground for Mechatronics

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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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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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Automotive: Prime Proving Ground for Mechatronics
Rummage through a Roomba
Get Your Mechatronics in a Box
Control Innovations Boost Packaging
Save Space on Motor Drivers
The Three Faces of PID
Linear Motion Handles Baggage in Spain
This Lithography System Can Learn
NASCAR Embraces Motion Controls
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