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Ensuring the Electrical Safety of Powered Exoskeletons
On August 15, 2018 in All, Connectors, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Industrial, Medical, Motor Control, Power, Robotics, Sensors by Alex Misiti
Alex Misiti
Exoskeleton use in improving the mobility of patients with spinal cord injuries, helping industrial workers lift heavy objects, and enhancing soldiers’ abilities on the battlefield are obvious benefits, but designers and engineers must remove safety risks to ensure the health and well-being of users.
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Tagged With: Biocompatibility, Electrical safety, Exoskeleton safety, Li-ion battery, Lithium-ion batteries, Molex, Powered exoskeletons, Thermal runaway, Wearables, Wire connectors
Where Golf and Science Converge
On August 10, 2018 in All, Sensors by Alex Misiti
Alex Misiti
Sensors and high-speed cameras are providing scientific insight into the golf swing that many would have never thought possible.
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Tagged With: Cameras, Doppler radar, Force plates, Golf, Golf physics, Golf radar, Golf swing analysis, Golf technology, Image sensor, IMU, Inertial measurement unit, Launch monitors, Magnus effect, Newton’s second law of motion, Position sensors, Wearable motion trackers
PWM or MPPT: Which Controller is Right for Your Solar PV System?
On July 27, 2018 in All, Energy Harvesting, Power by Alex Misiti
Alex Misiti
In battery-tied photovoltaic (PV) arrays, charge controllers are a critical component that can drastically impact the operation and overall cost of the system.
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Tagged With: Battery-based PV system, Charge controllers, Maximum power point tracking, MPPT, Photovoltaic, Pulse-width modulation, PV, PWM, Solar
Reverse Engineering K9: The Lovable Cobot Dog from Doctor Who
On May 18, 2018 in All, Computing, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Robotics by Alex Misiti
Alex Misiti
Although the Dr. Who K9 is said to be from the year 5000, many of the highly advanced (and at the time, fictional) capabilities he possessed are now a reality in 2018.
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Tagged With: AI, Artificial intelligence, Cobot, Collaborative robot, Dr. Who K9, EIT 2018, Empowering Innovation Together, Microchip, PIC32MZDA Series Graphics Applications MCU, Robot
Shaping Smarter Cities: Augmented Reality: Potential Benefits for Engineering Teams
On August 18, 2017 in All, Empowering Innovation by Alex Misiti
Alex Misiti
An increasing number of companies are using augmented reality applications to optimize engineering team collaboration and improve project outcomes.
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Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Molex

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