This article will examine several examples of how to select the appropriate linear bushing for the application. Impact on performance from material and surface treatments will be discussed.

Summit Publishing blogger, Keith Campbell, reports on the importance of price versus performance when it comes to investing in new technology in his article “What is appropriate technology?” He makes ...

Until a few years ago, designers looking to power a linear-motion-control application faced three imperfect options: traditional electric motors or hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders. Hydraulic ...

Here’s a guide to evaluating and using the latest generation of 3D magnetic sensors, which offer a higher-accuracy alternative to existing 1D Hall-effect sensors. Linear magnetic sensing is becoming ...

Latest version contains detailed overview of drive technologies. Aldermaston - UK, February 2011: Aerotech has released an updated edition of its popular Linear Motors Application Guide including a ...

Highly compact, high torque, customized—these are three outstanding attributes of the linear actuators used for cyber force motors in a wide range of applications. They are just as impressive at ...

Fast comparators find their niche in linear applicationsComparators don’t “just compare” in the same way that op amps don’t “just amplify.” A collection of application circuits demonstrates just how ...

*Note: This course discription is only applicable to the Computer Science Post-Baccalaureate program. Additionally, students must always refer to course syllabus for the most up to date information.

Certain electromagnetic devices such as differential transformers are effective at translating the displacement of a magnetic armature into an AC voltage, which is a linear function of the ...