The encoders are based on the company’s self-contained magnetic rotary encoders used with servomotors and rotating equipment, but with the core components of these instruments available as separate ...

This brief tutorial explains how the “Wiegand effect” can be used as a reliable, low-cost, energy-harvesting system to power ...

• The new mantra of position encoding is low-current drain. • Capacitive encoding is a way to realize low-power consumption without giving up resolution or accuracy, even at relatively low speeds.

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The GAUSS program aims to develop navigational platforms that serve as alternatives to the Global Positioning System.

The V-571.Z expands PI’s precision motion portfolio for photonics, semiconductor, optical alignment and metrology ...

PI (Physik Instrumente), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning systems, is expanding its portfolio ...

Quantum Sensors Boost Magnetic Navigation As An Alternative To GPS is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers. Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive critical ...

Two omnipolar magnetic switches from Littelfuse combine tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) and CMOS technologies in a compact LGA4 package.

A knob can make a surprisingly versatile interface, particularly if it’s the SmartKnob, which builds a knob around a BLDC motor for programmable haptic response. It can rotate freely or with a set ...