As field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) continue to drop in price while adding significant capability, their use has expanded greatly in industrial control and monitoring applications. And since ...

A new test from PMMI covers the principles and applications of the most commonly found mechanical drive components. The near constant state of evolving automation technologies, coupled with the ...

The ongoing demands on productivity improvement of the automation system and the competition lead them to use not only the benefits of PITCH carbon fibres but also to test different design approaches ...

A central component in the mechatronic running gear of MMX rover IDEFIX is the electronics box developed by the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center. This box contains the analogue and digital ...

Design of mechatronic elements and components to form a working system. Review of sensors for integration into a microcontroller- and/or PC-controlled, mechatronics system. Robotics, the use of ...

Mechatronics is where mechanical systems, electronic systems, and computer software overlap. Electromechanical and digital control systems, sensors, actuators, computer processors, software, system ...

What does a mechanical engineer need to know about control theory? More than he did ten years ago. The same is true for electrical engineers and their understanding of mechanical dynamics. More and ...

The influence of global trends like electric mobility and the rising demand for consumer goods in emerging nations has made a lasting impact on technological developments by changing requirements for ...

Like a well-organized soccer team executing a precisely timed play on the field, linear transport systems deliver the coordinated motion manufacturers need for complex assembly tasks. A good example ...