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.
Complete Control
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Torque is equal to current when it comes to electric motors. When sizing the motor and drive circuit, the discussion usually revolves (pun intended) around the torque of…
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Torque and Motion
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Torque isn’t just torque when we’re talking about motion control. It’s another one of those subtleties of the field of mechatronics that requires consideration when you are doing…
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Progress? or What?
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Where is the line between art and technology? Design is how we respond to a need. Part of that response is functional, technically oriented, part of that response…
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Inventing the Future
Sunday, August 7, 2011
What happens when the cost of technology drops? Not just the raw cost of something, but the means to produce it. Semiconductor costs decrease over time as volume…
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