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			<title>Frequency Response: The Gold Standard</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineers predict real-world response and identify model parameters.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Getting a Grip on Automated Manufacturing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Machine designers must select and size the right gripper in order to design a well-functioning automated process.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engineering Creativity Peaks in Kindergarten</title>
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			<dc:creator>Joseph Berk</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As engineers, we're not nearly as creative as we think we are.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Excelling in Shades-of-Grey Real World</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Grey-box modeling combines the physical and empirical to solve problems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Angular Velocity: Misunderstood &amp; Misstated</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Kinematic analysis requires defined reference frames and precise notation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Inertia Mismatch: Fact or Fiction?</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=257839&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3059_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Is this often-quoted concept an excuse for inadequate system modeling? ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>That Fictitious Force</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The ubiquitous MEMS gyroscope uses it, but what is it?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>ICCVE: Rail Transportation &amp; Communications</title>
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			<dc:creator>Jon Adams</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In the world of transportation, the role of the engineer as a force for innovation has never been greater and the opportunities have never been more challenging than today.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Automatic Code Generation &amp; the Arduino</title>
			<link>http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1365&amp;doc_id=254873&amp;f_src=designnews_node_3059_section_1365</link>
			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Innovation in engineering practice and education has been reinvigorated by two complementary concepts: automatic code generation and the inexpensive, open-source, single-board microcontroller.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Finding Success by Focusing on Failure</title>
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			<dc:creator>Dave Palmer</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Rob Manning, chief engineer of the Mars Science Laboratory, sits down for a chat with Design News.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Addressing Ergonomics &amp; Repetitive Motion Injuries in Manufacturing Facilities </title>
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			<dc:creator>Jim Norton</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In today's manufacturing environment, ergonomics and repetitive motion injuries are major issues that every business must address to insure production levels remain at expected levels, and employee injuries remain as infrequent as possible.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What You Need to Know About Design Engineers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Design engineers must have a good grasp of architecture, understand the functions of various construction equipment or machinery, and be proficient in reading blueprints and drawings.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mechatronify Common Mechanisms</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Renaissance mechanisms become mechatronic through knowledge, process, and determination.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engineering Education Upheaval</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Information is a commodity -- balancing and integrating information is not.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fluid Power Systems: The Hidden Giant</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Dynamic application of fluid power requires a systems approach.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nothing Is Instantaneous</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[As engineering systems become more complex, understanding time delays is essential.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wilbur Wright Understood It</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Engineers must understand the physical significance of poles and zeros.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Circuits Without Wires</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Understanding magnetic circuits illuminates electromechanical devices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>What Is Pulse Width Modulation?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[All engineers need to know what pulse width modulation is, and why it is so widely used.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Theory &amp; Practice</title>
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			<dc:creator>Kevin Craig</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[We all know about the gap, now let's do something about it!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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