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Design News - September 26, 2005

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In the middle of the night on June 1st, Alan Cocconi's "pilots" were holed up in a little 5×8-ft trailer in the California desert, glancing over each other's shoulders at the virtual gages on three computer screens, trying to keep their airplane aloft. Their task, even for instrument-rated flyers, was a formidable one: Maintain altitude by navigating from the ground, while looking only at ...

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Cool Software Tricks
Creating a Cylindrical Cam
Trend Watch
Real-time Open-Source OS
Pocket Pals
Fasteners Material Aid
Expo
Fluid Power
Electronics
Motion Control
Slant
Cable Specs: Watch Codes
Mail
Readers Sound Off
Flash
New and Notable Product Design
My View
Techies Jump on Blog Bandwagon
Rarely Asked Questions
Isolating the Key Detail (or Lunching With a Mermaid and Pickled Herring)
Motorhead
Apply Ethernet Protocols For Real-Time Control
Ask
Ask The Search Engineer
Calamities
The Case of the Leaky Lift Truck
Designer's Corner
Fingertip Power
Weblog
Less Clicking For Plastics
Green Scene
Environmental News Engineers Can Use
Gadget Freak
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
Rant
The Coming Senior Shopper Boom

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Design News Partner Zones

CAD/CAE Model Clean-Up: Reduce Iterative Cycles
This webinar featured research and survey results related to problems associated with preparing CAD geometry for CAE applications. We discussed how Recipe-Based Automation can help create "just-in-time" CAE-ready geometry each time a cad model is updated. Watch the Presentation

Light Matters: Systems Level Approach to HBLED illumination applications
Its good practice to apply a systems-level approach to high-brightness LED (HBLED) illumination applications. Minimally, the system includes the optical, thermal and electrical characteristics of the of the HBLED, the lens (if any) which is built-in to its package, secondary optics such as external plastic lenses/reflectors to direct the light as your application requires and power driver electronics. Read More

Design Engineers' Portal for Sensing and Machine Safety
Whatever industry you're in, or whatever product you manufacture, the right sensors to automate your plant, and to improve your overall efficiency, quality and safety are a must. You'll find Banner Engineering to be an amazing resource of products, training and people with expertise.