White Papers : Robotics, Automation & Control
Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Interior Design with Proven Access Solutions
As drivers begin to transition to autonomous vehicles, automotive designers must create functional interior spaces that not only provide comfort, but also build trust and alleviate passenger fear. Download our Autonomous Vehicle Interiors Industry Report to learn how...
Blog : Manufacturing & Prototyping
Calling All Innovators: 'Create the Future' Contest is Open for Entries
Blog : Sensors/Data Acquisition
On a Firefighter’s Jacket, a Self-Powered Tracking Sensor Takes the Heat
On-Demand Webinars : Robotics, Automation & Control
Collaborative Robotics: Safely Connecting Man and Machine
It used to be that manufacturing robots were kept in cages, programmed by specialists, and often used only for a single task. Today collaborative robots are being used by manufacturers to automate tedious and dangerous jobs, while improving productivity. These robots, which can work alone...
White Papers : Motion Control
Virtual Commissioning with a Model-Driven Digital Twin
The manufacturing and automation industry is highly-evolving and competitive. As demands on product requirements increase, the inherent design risks can pose significant problems, threatening the success and reputation of those trying to keep pace. The technique of virtual commissioning (VC)...
White Papers : Robotics, Automation & Control
Thinking Outside the Cabinet: What Does Motor-Integrated Automation Technology Have to Do with Your Business ROI?
Thinking cabinet-free is nothing new. We’ve always been able to eliminate some parts from the cabinet and integrate them into the machine. If you are thinking of redesigning your machine or designing a new machine, this article is...
Briefs : Transportation
Precision Low-Speed Motor Controller
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a method for controlling precise motion of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor using relatively inexpensive components. Precision motors are usually quite expensive and inefficient when operating at slow speeds. Current motors are only capable of operating at...
Products : Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: March 2019
Articles : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow: March 2019
Briefs : IoMT
Computer-Controlled Exercise Equipment
While a wide variety of computer-controlled exercise machines for training and rehabilitation exist — some of which can be automatically adjusted to vary resistance or incline — such systems provide for preprogrammed changes in load or resistance. What is needed is a system that overcomes the...
Technology Leaders : Electronics & Computers
The Heat Is On: A Guide to Specifying Insulation Materials
Articles : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Building Blocks for a Practical Wireless Sensor System
Products : Test & Measurement
New Products: March 2019 Sensor Technology
Articles : Robotics, Automation & Control
Create the Future Design Contest Alumni Achieve Market Success
5 Ws : Data Acquisition
5 Ws of 3D-Printing Piezoelectric Materials
White Papers : Design
Substrate Mastered Scale on a CMM
The thermal behavior of encoder scale is an important consideration when selecting any encoder system. Renishaw's scales are effectively either thermally independent of the substrate (floating) or thermally dependent on the substrate (mastered); depending on the scale thickness / material and mounting method....
Briefs : Software
Speedy Motor Modeling
Briefs : Motion Control
Walking Robot Moves Without GPS
Question of the Week : Robotics, Automation & Control
Will ‘Developable Mechanisms’ Solve Complex Tasks?
Brigham Young University engineers have created "developable mechanisms" that they hope to use in components like surgical instruments, adjustable airplane wings, robotic arms, or vehicle cylinders. Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV, to see how the flat shapes can be converted into 3D...
White Papers : Robotics, Automation & Control
SAE J3061 and ISO 26262? They’re Made for Each Other
Embedded systems in cars are increasingly complex and connected, and the inherent security implications are not explicitly addressed by ISO 26262. SAE J3061 addresses that security deficiency, complementing the functional safety focus of ISO 26262.
White Papers : Automotive
Peltier 'Affects' Autonomous Vehicle Design
Coined the “PELTIER EFFECT” after its discoverer, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, thermoelectric cooling has been utilized in marketable products for decades. Such products have a history of being used in “new” applications. In the 1970s, thermoelectric elements were cooling components in NASA...
Blog : Photonics/Optics
A Morphing Soft Actuator Expands the Motion Options
On-Demand Webinars : Automotive
Automated and Connected Commercial Vehicles: Next Steps for ‘Hands-Off’ Operation
Demonstrations of increasingly connected and automated heavy vehicles on public highways and bustling worksites are becoming more commonplace, as the commercial vehicle industry continues to pursue improved fuel efficiency and operator productivity while...
Briefs : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Designing Self-Propelled, Chemically Active Sheets
Briefs : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Micro-Robot Climbs on Vertical and Upside-Down Conductive Surfaces
Briefs : Software
Foot Pedal Controller
Products : Electronics & Computers
New Products: February 2019 Motion Design
Articles : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Advanced Connector Technologies: From Aerospace to Racecars to Robots
Application Briefs : Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Robots Bring Airplane Production Up to Speed
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Blog: Wearables
'Direct Thermal Charging Cell' Turns Waste Heat into Power
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A Breakthrough in Earthquake Forecasting: Floating Buoy Measures Seafloor...
Videos: Motion Control
"M-Blocks" Jump, Flip, Communicate, and Self-Assemble into Structures
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Aluminum Joining Methods: Welding vs. Adhesives
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D-Printed Plastics with High Performance Electrical Circuits
Podcasts: Aerospace
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Collaborative Robot Applications in the Automotive Industry
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Update on Civil Certification of Multicore Processing Systems in...
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Enhance Product Design and Dependability with Advanced Coating Technologies
On-Demand Webinars: Green Design & Manufacturing
Rapid, Selective Volatile Emissions Testing for Vehicles and Components
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
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Fiber-Based Artificial Muscles