Feedforward control represents an essential strategy in modern motion systems, where anticipated disturbances and system dynamics are counteracted by pre-calculated control inputs. This proactive ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

The SPCS Version 2 (SPCS-2) is a high-flow servopneumatic control valve that provides electriclike closed-loop motion control when used with direct feedback pneumatic actuators. The system eliminates ...

Thanks to hype in the popular media, the term “automation” tends to conjure images of robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud in the minds of most people. The root of most manufacturing ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

A new free online system provides any user with the ability to build and practice advance servo control, multi-axis solutions and EtherCat networking. Elmo Motion Control, a leading provider of ...

The motion-control system market is lined up for significant potential growth by 2022. Here are five key things to keep in mind as it expands. Motion control is an engineering technology that ...

Detecting and measuring movement is an essential element for many industrial and commercial IoT applications – from lighting and security to assisted driving. Motion detection systems consist of a ...

An electric driver is a system capable of converting electrical energy into mechanical energy. Today’s technology, of course, allows highly sophisticated drives. The autonomous movement of machines ...

Nintendo has their Wii remote, Microsoft will soon have their Project Natal, and now, Sony has their PlayStation Move. At the GDC '10 conference in San Francisco, the maker of the PS3 decided to cut ...