Solar energy is becoming increasingly attractive as we grapple with global climate changes. However, while solar energy is free, non-polluting, and inexhaustible, solar panels are traditionally fixed.

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, ...

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 ...

Load-powered latching relay architecture enables battery-free HVAC control designs while reducing system complexity, size, ...

Home automation is a method of controlling home appliances automatically for the convenience of users. This technology makes life easier for the user, and saves energy by utilizing devices according ...

The design of embedded systems realised in System-on-Chip (SoC) form is increasingly turning to the use of configurable and extensible processors. Such designs start at a high level of abstraction, ...

Students in our graduate certificate in Safety and Security of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems learn cyber-physical safety and security strategies arising from modern, advanced system control ...

There are a number of system design factors requiring consideration when implementing an FPGA processor. Some of those factors include the use of co-design, processor architectural implementation, ...

As we covered last month, embedded motion control is operation-specific code targeted to microprocessors, FPGAs, and PLCs. As hardware becomes increasingly powerful, these controls do the same.

Examine a computer-controlled machine built in the last 20 years and you’ll note a common design practice. The machine’s real-time control functions, its vision system (if there is one), and its human ...

System-on-a-chip features programmable flexibility to configure embedded applications controlled by powerline communications, such as lighting, industrial control, automatic metering, home automation, ...

A. A computer worm crashes the safety system in an Ohio nuclear plant. B. A virus halts train service in 23 states. C. A young recluse cracks computers that control California dams. D. A hacker uses a ...