Several US and foreign universities are teaming to develop an engineering and applied sciences campus in New York City, a center intended to rival high-tech hubs in Boston and Silicon Valley. I was ...

It is now practical to write software for real-time systems long before the actual computer hardware is sitting in a physical prototype. In today’s world it is rare to find electromechanical devices ...

With fully interactive products now the norm, mechanical-control circuitry has emerged as an integral part of embedded-system design. Although designers have since the early days of electronics used ...

Mechatronics is a design philosophy that emphasizesmultidisciplinary, model-based communication, collaboration,and integration from the start. Sustainabilityhas further challenged mechatronics to ...

When an average vehicle boasts more than 1 million lines of software code and dozens of ECUs (engine control unit) and common household appliances like dishwashers and refrigerators come standard with ...

Two things are always in short supply during machine development: time and money. Traditionally, design of motion-based machines has been a serial process. The mechanical engineers would design the ...

Machine builders know that the old saying "time is money" has never been truer than it is today. Getting a machine to market faster ultimately translates into an improved bottom line. As a result, ...