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Researcher improving safety for autonomous systems

Control Engineering

Autonomous technology insights A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher is trying to establish a framework and design control algorithm to make autonomous systems safer while still leveraging machine learning (ML) components.

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Motion control and robotics troubleshooting and maintenance advice

Control Engineering

Modern controllers also almost always have high-speed communication ports that can be interfaced with other controllers to coordinate motion. Servo control algorithms are PID-based for position or torque control. For this reason, the motor and drive are often specified and sold as a set from the same manufacturer.