Commerce and Creativity
Everybody knows the story of the electric light. Thomas Edison in the shop with his workers trying to come up with the solution for a filament that would last more than a few minutes under load. The first patent issued for an electric light went to Woodward and Evans in Canada. Many other people demonstrated electric lights, but none were commercially viable. Short life and high cost. But Edison concentrated his creativity on a version that would be more cost effective. Read the story »
Development platform has FPGA, ARM 922
The RC240 development platform aids the design and optimization of high-performance algorithms using an FPGA and an ARM 922T core for digital entertainment, communications, and robotics applications. It includes a 4-Mgate Virtex-4 FPGA, 12 Mbytes of pipelined SRAM, 128 Mbytes of SDRAM for FPGA use, and 128 Mbytes of SDRAM for ARM CPU use.
Mineral Insulated Thermocouples
Versatile mineral insulated (MgO) thermocouples are constructed with the thermocouple element compacted in high-temperature magnesium oxide and protected by an integral metal sheath.
Mechatronics in the OR
Using the da Vinci Surgical System shown here, the surgeon operates while seated at a console viewing a 3D image of the surgical field. His or her fingers grasp the console’s master controls below the display, and the system translates the surgeon’s hand, wrist, and finger movements into precise, real-time movements of surgical instruments by the robot.
A system-level approach moves robotic surgery from science fiction to reality.
Mechanical
Designing a Low-cost Electric Range Control Using a Triac
Applying mechatronics’ principles to traditional mechanical components can result in a more sophisticated...
Ensure Gear Reducers Contribute to System Efficiency
More than $30 billion is spent on electricity dedicated to electric driven systems, of which, nearly...
Multi-Axis Systems Turn Custom into Standard
Rexroth’s camoLINE is a Cartesian Motion building system that allows rapid combination of pneumatic...
Motion Control
Electric Linear Actuators–The Mechatronic Choice
If you’ve not looked at electric linear actuators lately, you may be missing out. Today’s electric...
Danaher Motion Introduces MechaWare 3.0
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF — Danaher Motion introduces MechaWare 3.0 — the industry’s only mechatronic...
Encoders for Linear Motors in the Electronics Industry
As more semiconductor machines incorporate linear motors, it is crucial to select the right position...
Networks
Control Considerations in Mechatronics
PAC hardware can be used in multiple domains, including logic, motion, drives, and process control. And...
Networks and Control
Network technology has changed dramatically. Speeds that would have seemed unimaginable ten years ago...
Motion and Communication
I used advise people working on motion control never to make a communications layer part of the application....
Commentary
What guarantees Mechatronics success? Communications.By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor Design World In an ideal world, if top management had its way, product design and development time...
Facts or Fiction? Politics or Science.I recently picked up my monthly copy of one of the pre-eminent magazines in the sciences that I have subscribed to for many years....
One Size Never Fits AllSometimes a lot is made of new technology. There is a tendency to talk about the next big thing in whatever field as “The Solution”....
More Mechatronic and Robotic ReflectionsThe blend of sensors and motion control become crucial in many applications. The dextrous robot hand of recent years cracks eggs like...
ClarityA national talk-show host I listen to comments “I would rather have clarity than agreement”. I think that is a great platform...
Featured Video
Precise Automation Liquid Handling
PrecisePlace robots feature versatile configurations that can be used for a variety of applications. Here, the controller?s 4th axis operates a syringe operator.Added: April 18, 2008 Length: 00:00:20
