Senior Editor The simplest embedded systems center on microcontrollers running a single control loop. The loop may poll inputs or be interrupt driven, but as long as no other task ever requires ...

Shawn Liu of National Instruments describes how the speed ofdevelopment of new features in automotive applications are pushingdesigners towards off-the-shelf design tools and hardware. When ...

Desktop computers once ruled the computing universe in the distant past that most of us refer to as the early 1990s. But by the turn of the millennium, less than 10 years into their rule, desktops had ...

Recent progress in soft materials, fabrication, and bioinspired design has significantly expanded the capabilities of soft robots in locomotion, ...

Embedded-control system designers feel more pressure than ever to provide better performance and more features, all while meeting tight deadlines and keeping costs down. As these demands intensify, ...

Embedded control systems are increasingly connected to complex local area networks, such as controller area networks (CAN) with up to 100 nodes, ZigBee wireless control networks with thousands of ...

Editor's Note: Embedded designers must contend with a host of challenges in creating systems for harsh environments. Harsh environments present unique characteristics not only in terms of temperature ...

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MathWorks today announced that SAIC Motor Corporation developed the hybrid control unit (HCU) for the Roewe 750 hybrid sedan by using Model-Based Design with Simulink, ...