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As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic.…

As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic. Whether it be fully autonomous vehicles, agriculture, or marine surveying, companies are engineering a more efficient and cost-effective LiDAR systems to make these a reality.

In this short project article series, we will implement a simple PID controller using LabVIEW with a hobby DC servo motor…

In this short project article series, we will implement a simple PID controller using LabVIEW with a hobby DC servo motor and NI myRIO.

Antennas are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic energy. This article covers basic antenna theory.

Antennas are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic energy. This article covers basic antenna theory.

Edward Snowden and "bunnie" Huang are developing a smartphone case that can detect malicious software on your smartphone.

Edward Snowden and "bunnie" Huang are developing a smartphone case that can detect malicious software on your smartphone.

The SubPos Ranger is a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture an open source Indoor Positioning System intended for hobbyist…

The SubPos Ranger is a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture an open source Indoor Positioning System intended for hobbyist robotics applications that need sub-meter positioning accuracy.

Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for…

Elon Musk has made some bold comments about Google's self-driving car that uses LIDAR. However, Google is using LIDAR for different reasons than Tesla would in their Autopilot systems.

Examine the implications for the driverless car industry following Tesla Autopilot's first fatal crash.

Examine the implications for the driverless car industry following Tesla Autopilot's first fatal crash.

Harvesting energy from non-conventional sources has received an increased interest as designers look for alternative…

Harvesting energy from non-conventional sources has received an increased interest as designers look for alternative power sources. Even though the power is usually harvested in small amounts, it is adequate for various low-power applications.

DSPs mark the third credible silicon choice for deep learning products, especially the embedded systems that require…

DSPs mark the third credible silicon choice for deep learning products, especially the embedded systems that require affordable and low-power solutions.

Combine the Si4844-A10 analog-tuned radio receiver with an Arduino to make a full-featured multiband radio.

Combine the Si4844-A10 analog-tuned radio receiver with an Arduino to make a full-featured multiband radio.

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.

What you have laying around your house might just be useful for your next project.

What you have laying around your house might just be useful for your next project.

In this project, the reader will learn how to build and program a desktop industrial automation trainer for…

In this project, the reader will learn how to build and program a desktop industrial automation trainer for experimentation in robotics, motor, and process control system concepts on their workbench.

There are plenty of companies entering the autonomous vehicle ring like Google, Tesla, and Baidu to name a few. But none…

There are plenty of companies entering the autonomous vehicle ring like Google, Tesla, and Baidu to name a few. But none of them currently have the operating know-how of a small Pittsburgh-based company called Seegrid.

In this article, we will use a simple, proven tuning procedure to find effective values for proportional, integral, and…

In this article, we will use a simple, proven tuning procedure to find effective values for proportional, integral, and derivative gain.

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration…

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration that works well for our temperature controller.

With USB communications and a Scilab graphical user interface, we can really see what the PID controller is doing.

With USB communications and a Scilab graphical user interface, we can really see what the PID controller is doing.

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using…

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using an oscope and LEDs.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.