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Briefs: Materials
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces. That makes them versatile for a wide range of applications.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Equipment and test system designers need Ethernet devices that outperform consumer-grade components, while remaining easy to use.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This below-the-hook device enables gentle crane placement to decrease the risk of property damage.
Briefs: Motion Control
The integrated tool eliminates the need for manual operators or additional custom fixtures.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Some of the hardest to detect cyber-attacks are wireless, including man-in-the-middle attacks and rogue access points.
Articles: AR/AI
Although industrial factories and processing plants have long been automated, it remains vital for human decision-making to be involved in operations, sometimes to a great extent. Automation in and...
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
See how hyperspectral imaging adds value to food inspection systems.
Application Briefs: Propulsion
Eddy current displacement sensors can make measurements in harsh Industrial environments, even where pressure, dirt, or temperature fluctuations occur.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This below-the-hook device enables gentle crane placement to decrease the risk of property damage.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects for picking and sorting or tool use.
Briefs: Motion Control
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These hands, with a large grasping force, enable safer human-robot interactions.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Torque limiters protect against damage and downtime caused by machine overloads.
Application Briefs: Energy
Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Choosing the right battery will save trouble and expense in the long run.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These sensors will improve autonomous technologies in the industrial environment, like AGVs or forklifts.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Learn the USB3 and GigE vision standards, how they keep pace with imaging technologies, and how augmenting the cabling is critical for optimal performance.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
As an integral part of onshore and offshore drilling, mud pumps circulate drilling fluids to facilitate drilling oil and natural gas wells. Mud pumps stabilize pressure and support the well during the...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
New safety relay modules follow updated standards to give designers more options for a tailored electrical safety implementation.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology could help control driverless cars and automated warehouses.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Increase battery life and reduce data loads with an analog-first processing architecture.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Industries are constantly searching for new approaches to advance operational efficiency and product quality. With unplanned downtime estimated to cost...
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
We interviewed an industry expert about the role of inductive position sensors in the IIoT.
Application Briefs: Transportation
Although driverless forklifts have been around for about 30 years, it's only in the last 10 or so that they've been free to maneuver anywhere around their environment. In the early days, the machines followed a current in a...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Rotary encoders play important roles in motion control and industrial automation systems, providing control systems with information about the motion of motor shafts,...
Briefs: Software
Collaborative Resource Allocation
Collaborative Resource Allocation Networking Environment (CRANE) Version 0.5 is a prototype created to prove the newest concept of using a distributed environment to schedule Deep Space Network (DSN) antenna times in a collaborative fashion. This program is for all space-flight and terrestrial science project users...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An electronic instrument has been developed as a prototype of a portable crane-load contact sensor. Such a sensor could be helpful in an application in which the load rests on a base in a horizontal position...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A product line of improved electrohydraulic linear actuators has been developed. These actuators are designed especially for use in actuating valves in rocket-engine test facilities. They are also...
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