Lightweight DC Motor Delivers High Torque

News  |  www.ecnmag.com | Jul 23, 2008

Portescap, a Danaher Motion Company, has expanded its family of brush DC motors by introducing 35GLT motors. These RoHS-compliant motors have a 35mm housing and weigh just 360 grams, while delivering a 40% increase in torque-to-volume ratio when compared with standard iron core motors of similar

http://www.ecnmag.com/article.aspx?id=161474

Basics of the Electric Servomotor and Drive - Part 1: Basic Magnetics and Motor Control Overview

News  |  www.embedded.com | Jul 22, 2008

Brush up on control system design with a review of basic magnetics, the motor control system elements, and electric servomotors in Part 1 of an excerpt from the book "Control System Design Guide."

http://www.embedded.com/columns/technicalinsights/209401193?cid=RSSfeed_embedded_news

Motion Control & Fluid Power: Ethanol Is the New Homebrew

News  |  www.designnews.com | Jul 22, 2008

The E-Fuel 100 allows motorists to make their own ethanol from sugar or even leftover booze. The system features fermentation, solid-state distillation and control advances that make production a breeze.

http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6580619.html?nid=2874

24V BLDC Motor Bulks Up

News  |  www.eepn.com | Jul 22, 2008

http://www.eepn.com/locator/products/ArticleID/36735/36735.html

Motor driver targets portable applications

News  |  www.eeproductcenter.com | Jul 22, 2008

Allegro MicroSytems designed its latest low voltage dual full bridge motor driver to drive one bipolar stepper motor or two DC motors.

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How to design a super-efficient hybrid car

News  |  www.electronicsweekly.com | Jul 21, 2008

The capacity is dictated by the specified range of the car in all-electric mode, and the cell chemistry is dictated by the compact nature and low losses of Li-ion technology. According to Greenwood, the voltage and capacity are about right, but the chemistry is too expensive.

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/07/21/44155/how-to-design-a-super-efficient-hybrid-car.htm

Integrated, brushless DC motor+drive

News  |  www.drivesmag.com | Jul 18, 2008

DrivesMag.com is an online community for the business of drives including industry news, forums, an ask the expert section, a library and links to products and services.

http://www.drivesmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=2

Dynapar Announces M53 Commutation Encoder for Stepper, Servo Motors

News  |  edageek.com | Jul 17, 2008

Dynapar announces the introduction of the M53, a modular commutation encoder with low profile for easy mounting onto stepper and ...

http://edageek.com/2008/07/17/dynapar-m53/

Tweaking user interfaces to match abilities, disabilities

News  |  arstechnica.com | Jul 17, 2008

Researchers have produced software that measures your skills with a mouse, and then adjusts the user interface accordingly. The results are a boon to disabled and able-bodied users alike.<a

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080717-tweaking-user-interfaces-to-match-abilities-disabilities.html

Active-Components/Low-voltage-stepper-motor-driver-IC-from-Allegro

News  |  www.electronicspecifier.com | Jul 16, 2008

Low-voltage stepper motor driver IC from Allegro : Electronics News from Electronic Specifier

http://www.electronicspecifier.com/Active-Components/Low-voltage-stepper-motor-driver-IC-from-Allegro.asp