Certainly one of the challenges of robotic design is the choice and number of sensors. For example, ClearPath Robotics’ TurtleBot 2, a lab robot platform, has a 3D vision sensor, bumper sensors, a factory-calibrated gyro, encoders for position and velocity feedback and the Microsoft Kinect sensor as well as user connectors to power more sensors. […]
Gyroscope
Dual-axis Tilt Sensor uses MEMS Accelerometer and Gyroscope
What do concrete and asphalt pavers, curb and gutter machines, tiling/trenching machines, pile-driving machines and railroad maintenance applications all have in common? They all have harsh operating environments and they need level sensors. With these and other leveling, angle sensing and tilt applications in mind, Sauer-Danfoss developed the PLUS+1TM-compliant CSS1000 slope sensor. For each axis, […]
Sensor Motion Evaluation Kit
At Sensors Expo 2013, Bryce Osoinach, Product Line Manager at Freescale Semiconductor, demonstrates a demo board for his company’s 3-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers as well as pressure sensors. To watch the video, click here. For more information about Freescale Semiconductor’s MEMS Sensor Evaluation Kit, click here .
9DOF and Sensor Fusion
At Sensors Expo 2013, Dominique Barbier, MEMS Product Marketing Staff Engineer for STMicroelectronics demonstrates a nine degree of freedom (9DOF) , motion-driven remote control using a 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer and the use of sensor fusion in a tablet computer. To watch the video, click here. For more information about STMicroelectronics MEMS and Sensors, […]
Transitioning Real-Time Motion Into Animation
At Sensors Expo 2013, Chris George, an R&D programmer from YEI Technologies, explains and demonstrates the sensing technologies and process involved in transitioning real-time motion into animation. The demo rates Sensor Tips’ Randy Frank’s Top 3 Award. To watch the video, click here. For more information about YEI Technology, click here. http://videos.designworldonline.com/video/Transitioning-Real-Time-Motion
Taming User Vibration in Digital Still Cameras
At Sensors Expo 2013, Zach Whitman, a systems engineer from ROHM Semiconductor, explains the optical image stabilization technique to eliminate X and Y-axis shaking from a handheld digital still camera using the company’s technologies for optical stabilization. To watch the video, click here. For more information about ROHM Semiconductor optical stabilization technologies, click here.
Solution for Developing IoT Applications
At Sensors Expo 2013, Jim Carver, technical director of advanced architectures for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, discusses the Avnet Wi-Go System for developing wireless connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) that uses Freescale Semiconductor’s sensors and microcontroller. System demos show magnetometer, gyroscope and accelerometer capabilities in three different modes. To watch the video, click […]
Modeling & Simulation for Sensor-based Systems
At Sensors Expo 2013, Darrell Teagarden, business unit director for systems Modeling & Analysis for the Systems-Level Engineering Division of Mentor Graphics explains modeling and simulation for virtual system development using SystemVision. A self-stabilizing robot demo and technology partner Triad Semiconductor application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) play a role in this process. To watch the […]
Military Grade IMU with 6DOF
MEMSENSE military grade MX Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) targets dynamic control systems, such as unmanned aerial systems or short range missiles and rockets. The 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) unit supports sample rates up to 800 Hz through an RS422 serial protocol. The IMU’s 2.000 x 1.110 x 0.645 inch package includes triaxial accelerometers, gyroscopes […]
Kit Provides Sensors and Sensor Fusion Development Tools
Called a development ecosystem with sensor fusion technology, Texas Instruments’ Sensor Hub BoosterPack is a plug-in daughter card for its ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller (MCU). TivaWare software shipped with board enables measurement of pressure, humidity, ambient and infrared (IR) light along with temperature and motion (including acceleration, orientation and compass). Sensors on the board include: • […]
