Sensor Resources
When I got up this morning, I had fully intended to write a post on sensors …
Sensors
Input devices
The Art of Cross-Referencing
There are many reasons you may want to replace a component in your automated system with …
Web and Converting Terms
The picture above is from a project I worked on back in 2007. I haven’t worked …
Scales and Load Cells
Last week I described some of the vibratory equipment used in the system I was working …
Magnetostrictive Sensors
Several of my topics in the past have dealt with gauging and measurement. Most of the …
Anatomy of a Photoeye
One of my first projects when I was in engineering school was to make a coin …
Vision Guided Robots
This week was my first experience using vision and robots together. I have integrated many vision …
Encoders and Resolvers
Here is another recently rewritten article, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. An …
Calibration
As I work on my current automotive-related project I have reached the point where the system …
Thermocouples and Temperature Sensing
In many applications it is necessary to sense and control temperature accurately. Processing of many products …