Products: Software
Product of the Month: August 2020 Tech Briefs
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical Sensors & Wearables - August 2020
The wearable medical device market is expected to reach nearly $20 billion by 2025, driven by advances in sensor technology. This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical Design...
Special Reports: Connectivity
Smart Manufacturing - August 2020
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in connectivity, controls, sensors, and robotics. See the future of manufacturing in this compendium of recent articles from...
On-Demand Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Collaborative Robotics: Sharing the Workspace
Manufacturing robots were kept in cages previously, programmed by specialists, and often used for a single task. Today’s collaborative robots are being used by manufacturers to automate...
Blog: Data Acquisition
With Satellite Data, NASA Shows COVID-19 Impact on Food Supply Chain
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Watch: The Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch
Watch below as the Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter make their way to Mars.
INSIDER: Motion Control
Human-Like Hands with Flexible, Hybrid Actuators
In industrial settings, robots often are used for tasks that require repetitive grasping and manipulation of objects. A humanoid hand design that is a soft-hard hybrid flexible gripper can...
White Papers: Semiconductors & ICs
PCIe Simulation Speed-Up Using Mentor QVIP with PLDA PCIe Controller for DMA Applications
This paper discusses how verification engineers can use Mentor’s Questa Verification IP (QVIP) to improve productivity during the functional...
Tech Talks: Medical
Fiber Extrusion for Medical Devices 201: How Melt Spinning Works
As implantable medical devices become more advanced, fiber extrusion experts must continue to innovate to meet the increasingly critical requirements for polymer-derived fibers and yarns used for textile components. Going beyond the core principles of fiber extrusion...
On-Demand Webinars: Aerospace
Aviation Electrification: Choosing Your Motor Topology and Material Advancements
As the aerospace industry continues to evolve toward more energy-efficient systems, new technologies are emerging. An example is the need for very large...
INSIDER: Motion Control
Self-Latching Piezocomposite Actuator
NASA Langley has developed a self-latching piezocomposite actuator with power-off, set-and-hold capability. If integrated into an aerodynamic control surface or engine inlet, deflections could be...
Blog: Aerospace
Watch: NASA's Mars 2020 Sample Return Briefing
Watch below as NASA experts review how they plan to return samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth.
On-Demand Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Why Multiple Sensing Modalities Are Required to Achieve Level 3 to 5 Vehicle Automation
In the past 24 months, there has been increased skepticism regarding the ability of the automotive industry to deliver fully functional Level 3...
White Papers: Medical
Back to the Future of Video Encoding
Have you ever seen pixilation, or have noticed face details disappear, confetti in dark areas or simply muddy video? These are negative effects of compression. Compression is needed to enable transport...
Question of the Week: Propulsion
Will Electric Aircraft Take-Off in Everyday Aviation?
In May of 2020, the “eCaravan” aircraft, powered by a 750-horsepower electric motor and more than 2000 pounds of lithium-ion batteries, flew to a height of over 2500 feet, at over 100 miles per hour. The all-electric airplane was built by magniX, Seattle-based electric propulsion...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Understanding Key Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Specifications
Spectrum analyzers are the fundamental instrument used by RF engineers to measure individual signals across a defined frequency band. They capture and display wanted and unwanted...
Blog: Aerospace
Watch: NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Engineering and Science Briefing
Watch NASA experts review this week's preparations, as the Perseverance rover launches and begins its journey to Mars.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Answering Your Questions: How Automated is the Mars Rover Landing?
White Papers: Medical
Learn How the Right Connectivity Solutions Enable Life-saving Medical Equipment
The medical field is one of the most specialized markets with very specific and stringent needs. Ensuring equipment is properly connected via power, signal, and...
Webinars: Medical
COVID-19: The New Design Paradigm and Emerging Technologies
As COVID-19 has spread throughout the world, it has ushered in a new era of medical device design — one that involves open-source designs, shared design specifications,...
Blog: Motion Control
Robotic Gripper Gets a Handle on a Challenging Object: Cables
White Papers: Test & Measurement
The Right X-Ray Solutions for Medical Components, Assemblies and Devices
Manufacturers in the medical device sector face quality and process control challenges. Medical device components frequently need to be inspected without being...
White Papers: Automotive
Programmable Logic: Accelerating Automotive Applications
As the demands on automotive capability increase, Xilinx XA portfolio of automotive devices and supporting tool chains provide designers with the ability to achieve not only the...
On-Demand Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Path to High-Level Autonomy for Commercial Vehicles
Automated-driving technology experts continue to project commercial vehicles as the most promising early adoption sector for high-level automation. But ever-evolving technology...
Question of the Week: Unmanned Systems
Will ‘Roboats’ Catch On?
Our July issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a fleet of “roboats” that could someday transport people, collect trash, and self-assemble into floating structures.
The Roboat autonomous robotic boats — rectangular hulls equipped with sensors, thrusters, microcontrollers, GPS modules, cameras, and other...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Guided by Light, A Mini Robot Catches Particles Underwater
White Papers: Defense
Understand Radar Signals with Real-Time Analysis
The transient nature of radar pulses combined with modern pulse compression schemes often demand carefully designed test setups. This Primer will cover measurements methods, choosing your...
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
'Self-Aware' Sensing Material Powers Itself
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Ultra-Thin Terahertz Source Paves the the Way to Next Generation of...
Videos: Motion Control
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Blog: Energy
With 'Ghost'-Like Physics, Optical Rectennas Generate Power from Wasted...
Question of the Week
Will Recyclable Electronics Catch On?
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Best Practices for Quality Assurance in Automotive SPICE
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Testing Against Infinite Scenarios: Maximize ADAS/AD Validation...
Tech Talks: Robotics, Automation & Control
Developing Realistic Scenes to Enable Virtual Automated Driving...
Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
Reducing Battery Thermal Runaway Risks Through Testing and...
Upcoming Webinars: RF & Microwave Electronics
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NASA Spinoff: Propulsion
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Improved Surface Characterization with AFM Imaging
Blog: Wearables
With A.I., Robotic Exoskeletons Gain Self-Control
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