It governs the precise movement of actuators, motors and other mechanical components. The technology combines controllers, ...

Piezoelectricity—the characteristic of certain solid materials whereby electric charge accumulates internally and is released when the material is stressed—was discovered by Jaques and Pierre Curie in ...

Stages and actuators are often just items on a machine’s bill of materials. If they deliver the right force, payload, positioning, and speed, machine builders don’t need to spend time giving them ...

Encoders are a vital component in many applications that require motion control and feedback information. Whether a system’s requirement is speed, direction, or distance, an encoder produces control ...

As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a source of electricity? That's what a new prototype device does, ...

There are a number of linear motion technologies availableto machine and device designers, each with advantages and disadvantages.Medical device design in particular, in which applications typically ...

Motion processing, which measures and intelligently processes the movements of devices in three dimensional spaces, is the next major disruptive technology that will drive innovation in handheld ...

As medical devices become smaller and more mobile, motion control solutions have been keeping pace by delivering new innovations, smaller footprint packages, and reduced power needs. But the key to ...