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Motion Sensing

trends in the motion-control industry

While it’s true that the motion-control world hardly changes at an iPhone pace, it doesn’t mean there aren’t fascinating movements afoot. And although there are a host of interesting trends and movements worth discussing

The new GS102301 gear-tooth speed sensor from Cherry, a subsidiary of ZF Corp. with headquarters in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., uses Hall-Effect technology to detect gear teeth and their speed

Discover the difference between smart cameras and embedded system cameras or processors from Gary Kocken, an expert on the subject from PPT Vision. He also outlines situations in which you would use one or the other. 6:08

LVDT Operation Schematic

Matt Hankinson from MTS Sensors outlines how magnetostrictive position sensors work along with some applications to Jessica Shapiro of MACHINE DESIGN.  4:57

Sensor Noise Limits Resolution When Monitoring Motion.

Sensor-resolution specs are not always presented in a way that allows direct comparison between sensors.

Learn how ultra-thin,  customizable, flexible but accurate force sensors provide a cost-effective  solution to designing sleeker, smaller and less expensive products.

To give designers a choice for position sensing in a cylinder, engineers at Bosch Rexroth Pneumatics, Lexington, Ky.

Rotary encoders are indispensable tools for providing position feedback in many motion-control and automation processes

DSPs makes tracking easy with stand-alone visionbased object.  Embedded-vision systems integrate control software and processing hardware with the camera imager to form a stand-alone system that does not require an external PC.

A single linear sensor monitors multiple positions along its axis and uses magnetostriction as a feedback mechanism

The frictionless, interferential-type linear encoder has gratings set up in two dimensions and can use up to three scanners to continually check for drift

DSPs make stand-alone visionbased object tracking easy.

A bevy of 3D movies are making their way to theaters around the world, thanks to simpler and more efficient 3D cameras developed using modern motion-control technology.

Reed switches are widely used to measure how far a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder extends or retracts.

Multiturn absolute encoders resemble any absolute encoder where light shines through an etched disc that has a combination of ON and OFF signals.