This blog about unmanned vehicle computers was written by Robert Haag, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Crystal Group Inc. Unmanned vehicles are becoming more prevalent in a wide variety of market verticals including: aerospace, agriculture, cinematography, construction, energy, government and …
Why movement to an Automated Thoracic Retractor? Firstly, opening a patient’s thoracic wall requires fast movement and consistent torque to minimise trauma. Secondly, this is accomplished with a hand cranked thoracic retractor operated by the surgeon. Using this methodology, current loops …
Instrumentation Technology Systems America (ITS) have released a white paper primarily on Video Metadata. In this paper they discuss – where-who-what is Metadata in analogue and HD-SDI Video. The ITS White Paper on Video Metadata also discusses To download the ITS …
Using Mobile Telemetry for Remote Power Metering in large facility. Defining the Problem: This applies at a large military complex. Electrical usage is sent from Substations to the Electric Utility only. The Public Works division onsite would like to establish a …
Selecting the Correct DAQ and Amplifier Pairing for Precision Sensor Performance It can be confusing understanding the specifications and terminology when choosing the best amplifier for your Data Acquisition System (DAQ). To select the most appropriate hardware, it’s important to understand the …
Robotic Tactile Sensing (Robot Sensors) Applications Robotic Tactile Sensing is an application. Where multiple Load Button Load Cells are used to measure the tactile force produced by an industrial robot. Therefore, FUTEK has developed a technical article detailing the use of …
Acromag has recently released their new Monitoring & Control Solutions Catalogue for Distributed I/O & Signal Conditioners. Concentrating on the areas of Acromag are customer driven manufacturers focused on developing Process Automation I/O products that provide long term value in the …
Application Summary on Robot Joint Control Measurement Versatile and adaptive robotic armatures have the benefit of increasing manufacturing productivity. Firstly, by automating and performing complex, repetitive tasks 24×7. Secondly, the arms are trainable. Or operate as a team as cooperative robots …
Torque Measurement Application from FUTEK Torque Measurement on Automated systems in a variety of torque industries rely on servo motors to monitor linear and rotational motion. Frictional loss and motor speed change necessitate the inclusion of a closed loop control system. …
An Australian University Research Laboratory was wishing to manufacture an automated system to allow preparation of medical samples using the method of Solid Phase Extraction. To measure this, a linear sampling device which can hold up 10 solid-phase extraction cartridges was …