TDK Corporation further extends its Micronas 3D HAL position sensor family with new HAL 3930-4100 and HAR 3930-4100 for automotive and industrial applications. Both sensors empower precise position detection with robust stray-field compensation capabilities, offering flexible digital output interfaces in the form of PWM or SENT. The single die devices are defined as SEooC (Safety […]
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High-performance global shutter CMOS image sensors
Teledyne e2v announces Emerald Gen2, its new state-of-the-art CMOS image sensor family. Built on Teledyne e2v’s advanced imaging technologies, this new family delivers enhanced performance, making the new sensors ideal for a wide range of machine vision uses, outdoor surveillance, and traffic detection and monitoring cameras. Emerald Gen2 is available in 8.9-Megapixels (4,096 x 2,160) […]
What role does sensing play in a flying car?
Will your first or perhaps your next sports car be capable of flying? If you are looking for the cool factor, the Samson Sky Switchblade Flying Car is certainly worth checking out. Completing its first flight on Nov. 9, 2023, after 14 years of design and rigorous testing, the flight test data will enable the […]
What’s the difference between sensors used in underwater, flying, and creeping robots or drones? Pt 4.
Multimodal robots that can fly and walk or crawl have been the basis of research for many years. In 2016, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory reported the development of the Picobug with multimodal characteristics of climbing, jumping, and gliding, or even flying and swimming. With a research paper detailing many executed and […]
What’s the difference between sensors used in underwater, flying, and creeping robots or drones? Pt 3.
The abilities of robots continue to advance with highly capable products performing a variety of tasks, looking almost humanlike as they speak, and even garnering appearances in movies. Perhaps less attractive but equally or even more useful, creeping or crawling robots bring drones down to earth and, in fact, inside the earth. Unlike the micro […]
Pull type solenoids features 16 standard models
The S-63-38 Series of Pull Type Tubular Solenoids has been released by Magnetic Sensor Systems (MSS). This series of 0.38 in. diameter solenoids features 16 standard off-the-shelf solenoids to select from based on the Voltage, Duty Cycle, Force, and Stroke requirement of the user. These miniature solenoids featuring a 0.38 in. diameter have a 0.66 […]
What’s the difference between sensors used in underwater, flying, and creeping robots or drones? Pt 2.
While flying drones are common in military, consumer, and even commercial applications, there are a few intriguing, much smaller and less familiar flying drones in development. Called a micro air vehicle (MAV), or micro aerial vehicle, this class of very small flying drones have applications in agriculture, disaster relief, by both military and enterprise users, […]
3D image processing solution with AI, 2D cameras, and robotics
The manufacturing sector is currently facing a number of challenges. Technological change, pressing environmental issues, and globalization require a number of adjustments, such as investing in new technologies, conserving resources, and optimizing and securing supply chains. Globally operating companies have to face a changing environment and at the same time manage problems in supply chains. […]
What’s the difference between sensors used in underwater, flying, and creeping robots or drones? Pt 1.
Obviously, different design requirements exist depending on the targeted applications, but autonomous or remotely piloted drones also dictate different criteria. One of the more unique underwater applications involved undersea (in the ice) measurements in Antarctica. The intent of the expedition was to gather sufficient, highly accurate information to improve modeling of ice shelf melting and […]
What advanced sensing techniques are used in cobots?
Most robots incorporate a broad range of sensing technologies to better understand the operating environment and to fulfill their design purpose. These sensors provide information about position, size, orientation, velocity, distance, temperature, weight, force, and more. For collaborative robots or cobots that operate in a close proximity to and even interact with humans, additional sensing […]
