Designers of conveyor systems and other motion-control systems have long been forced to choose productivity over flexibility. That is because conventional motion systems use a strictly mechanical ...

Brad Smith Regional Applications Specialist Delta Computer Systems Inc. Vancouver, Wash. During our normal workday providing technical support, we help customers recover from a full range of problems ...

Feedforward control represents an essential strategy in modern motion systems, where anticipated disturbances and system dynamics are counteracted by pre-calculated control inputs. This proactive ...

For manufacturers dealing with high precision, granite-based, multi-axis motion systems, two primary choices exist. One option involves designing a motion system where the granite base becomes an ...

While the term "actuator" isn’t necessarily a household name, you've probably used one many times and didn't even know it. "Actuators are devices similar to hydraulic cylinders, but they use a screw ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

EtherCat®-based high performance motion controllers play a key role in precision automation of highly accurate handling and alignment applications, such as those in laser and materials processing, ...

Gears provide two main functions in motion control systems. In power systems, they match the relatively low-speed, high-torque requirement of the load to the high-speed, low-torque, high-efficiency ...

The key component in a motion system is the motor because it determines the design of the associated motion controller as well as the motor drive. From a power-management viewpoint, the important ...

Figure 1: Optomotor response and fixation response of control and T4/T5 block flies. Figure 3: Open-loop responses to an appearing and disappearing black bar. Figure 4: Open-loop responses to local ...