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The interplay of fluidic muscles and mechatronic systems in the Airmotion_ride makes it possible to generate an extraordinary range of driving and flight simulations. A hexapod structure using parallel kinematics, with six Festo fluidic muscles, creates...
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At Electronica in Munich, Germany, Fanie Duvenhage, Applications Director for Microchip Technology Inc., shows off some of the varied applications that utilize Microchip microcontrollers. Various devices include the Wi-Safe Remote Warning Handset from...
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Sixense's TrueMotion interface has some fascinating potential beyond being used as a gaming input device. In Part 3 of this interview, Jeff Bellinghausen, CTO and Chief Architect, demonstrates a CAD interface designed at the Sixense studios that utilizes...
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Part 2 of Engineering TV's interview with Jeff Bellinghausen at Sixense Entertainment shows the TrueMotion controller in action. Applications include sports such as baseball, football and soccer, a lightsaber demo, and first-person shooter interfaces...
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In Part 1 of this interview, Engineering TV visited Jeff Bellinghausen, CTO and Chief Architect, at the Sixense studios in Los Gatos, California. Jeff gives us a run-down of their TrueMotion control system. The TrueMotion 3D controller from Sixense is...
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Barron Stone and Chetan Kapoor have conducted a teardown of the Nintendo Wii to test various components using National Instruments LabVIEW and PXI based modular instruments. In Part 2 of this Engineering TV video, Barron discusses using the PXI-5114,...
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At NIWeek 2008, Barron Stone and Chetan Kapoor chose the Nintendo Wii to demonstrate using National Instruments technology to comprehensively test complex electronic systems. Nintendo Wii is a next generation gaming console that competes with the likes...
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At CEDIA 2008, Philippe Roy, Chief Technology Officer for D-BOX, discusses how they are bringing home entertainment into a whole new dimension. D-BOX Motion Code is a sophisticated, groundbreaking technology that creates real-life motion perfectly synchronized...
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In the spirit of the Beijing Olympics, National Instruments featured this interactive LabVIEW demonstration at NI Week 2008. Competitors could compete in a video game reminiscent of the original Konami Track & Field series. The game was programmed...
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Demonstrating Cyth Systems solutions, Cythbot is a true Guitar Hero. The autonomous system can play the wildly popular video game solo or in versus mode using a Compact Vision System (CVS) and a Configurable Signal Conditioning Enclosure (CA-1000) from...
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Louis Ross, President & CEO of Virtus Advanced Sensors, discusses his company's inertial sensors and accelerometers as well as their applications, including a version of the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld game console that replaces the analog...
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With a high-resolution camera, a 3-axis accelerometer, and a Bluetooth wireless link, the Nintendo Wii Controller (Wiimote) offers exciting possibilities beyond use as a video game controller for the Nintendo Wii. One of National Instruments' Application...
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3DV Systems' Algorithm Engineer Sagi Katz discusses their ZCam technology, and Rich Flier demonstrates a gaming application...and also some engineer boxing skills! Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured on Engineering TV? Send us a tip at: EngineeringTV...
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Breakthrough video imaging technology and camera capture objects in 3D, enabling users to control personal space through intuitive body gestures. 3DV System's ZCam is a real-time, depth sensing camera. Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured...
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TN Games is taking gaming to the next level with gaming gear that provides feedback with pneumatic impulses that put the user in the game. The system is based on technology to allow physicians to give distance exams. Have a story suggestion? Want to be...