In addition, machine axis patterns — determined by smart sensors in linear encoders — can be used to predict how much wear different parts experience, and therefore when they will need replacing. As ...

Selecting a 48V BLDC motor controller can be more difficult than it seems, particularly if you’re converting an e-bike on a ...

Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Designing robots requires precision and flexibility. Advanced motion control via encoder systems, sensors, and gate-driver power control are the building blocks to ...

Position Sensors for Optical Encoders Enhance Resolution and Accuracy. ... Applications include camera lens position detection, collaborative robots, and linear actuators.

Following is a look at the advantages of dual encoders in robotics, using Heidenhain’s KCI 120 Dplus as an example. KCI 120 Dplus two-in-one encoder. Source: ... rather than needing a separate torque ...

There are three types of switch sensor; contact, limit and shaft encoder sensors. All of these sensors work without processing. The most useful type of switch sensor is the so-called “bump switch” ...

Accuracy. Older magnetostrictive sensors did not have the resolution and accuracy of better optical linear encoders. However, advancements in magnetostrictive technology over the years have now ...

Whether incremental or absolute, magnetic or optical, rotary encoders track motor shaft rotation to generate digital position and motion information. Their use proliferates in industrial and ...

As products and their components get smaller, the processes to produce them require manufacturers to find new ways to get the job done. For US Digital, which had to deal with tiny Mylar disks for its ...