Mechatronic TipsEditor, Steve Meyer
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Steve Meyer covers the world of mechatronics, design, renewable energy, robotics, automation, motion, sensors and featured commentary.
Electric Cars Coming Soon
Sunday, September 26, 2010
GM has announced the release of the Volt scheduled for mid November this year. I guess as long as its still 2010 they can still say they are…
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Accuride Expands Heavy-Duty Slide Options
Friday, September 24, 2010
Accuride presents models 7950 and 7957, two new slides designed to expand the company’s heavyduty slide line-up and provide an intermediate load rating choice between the 3600 and…
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EPSON Expands RS-Series High Performance SCARA Plus Robot Lineup
Friday, September 24, 2010
EPSON Robots has added to their Power of Choice initiative by introducing the NEW RS4 to the RS-Series High Performance SCARA Plus robot lineup. The new work space…
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Biotech Wizards Engineer Electronic Skin
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. The lab-tested material responds to almost the same…
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Siemens PLM Mechatronics Software Derived From Video Games
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Siemens PLM Software announced a new integrated machine design solution aimed at creating value for companies that develop and market machine tools and production machines. Mechatronics Concept Designer™…
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Applied Time and Motion
Sunday, September 19, 2010
From the control system perspective, I find it interesting that we continue to model most industrial applications of motors with trapezoidal “time displacement” curves and PID (proprotional integral…
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Robot Snake That Can Climb Trees & Spy
Friday, September 17, 2010
From the Biorobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, a snake robot (Snakebot) demonstrates how it can climb a tree and look around. Please keep in mind that this…
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Time and Motion Part 2
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A Phd mathematician friend once told me, after several years of work doing his dissertation, that electric motor design is a system in which there are 22 variables…
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Time and Motion
Monday, September 6, 2010
Motion control and mechatronics technology have grown up as a control discipline at somewhat of a disadvantage. Mechanical engineering programs tend to ignore electric motors as being, well,…
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