Motion Control

Access our comprehensive library of technical briefs on motion control, from engineering experts at NASA and major government, university, and commercial laboratories.

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Georgia Tech researchers have shown that robots about the size of a particle of dust are capable of precise bidirectional control. By harnessing the power of a magnetic field generated by a...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
For many types of machinery and test equipment, there is a great need to perform basic automatic control functions, or even just sensor monitoring. Developing hardwired automation is...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A carbon-based biosensor could drive new innovations in brain-controlled robotics.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The highly customizable robotic arm can be twisted and turned in all directions.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These materials can detect when they are damaged, take the necessary steps to temporarily heal themselves, and then resume work.
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Briefs: Motion Control
A new study challenges the conventional approach to designing soft robotics and metamaterials by utilizing the power of computer algorithms.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A haptic thumb-shaped sensor uses machine learning to accurately estimate where objects come into contact with the sensor and how large the applied forces are.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This testing method ensures that an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A software makes industrial robots nimbler and almost as sensitive as human hands.
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Briefs: Materials
These “living machines” hold potential for applications from medical treatments to improving the environment.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Synthesized micro-robots can convert their mechanical motion into a means of self-propulsion in water.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The software can be integrated with existing hardware to aid people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A remotely controlled microswimmer could navigate the human body and aid in drug delivery.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new fabrication technique helps improve the performance of flying micro-robots.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new robot developed by Caltech researchers LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This mechanism improves rotordynamic stability in turbomachinery.
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Briefs: Propulsion
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
It can also find the nearest electric wall outlet to recharge without human assistance.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Low-voltage DC stepper and servo drives offer space-saving options for applications traditionally handled by AC servo drives.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Vibration-absorbing resonators could better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
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Briefs: Motion Control
In a collapsed building or on rough terrain, a robot could balance itself and move forward with just its feet.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Artificial intelligence helps train robots to work together to move an object around two obstacles and through a narrow door in computer simulations.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
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Briefs: Motion Control
A system uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.
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