TechGear The ECU is the core of the electronic control system. It is essentially a microcomputer or microcontroller that receives signals from sensors on one hand, processes this information, and sends corresponding instructions to control the actions of actuators on the other hand. Sensors are components that perceive information, responsible for providing the ECU with … Read more
(Report produced by: Shenwan Hongyuan Research) 1. Quasi Direct Drive Actuators: Emerging Actuator Technology with High Dynamic Response 1.1 Quasi Direct Drive Actuators: Emerging Actuator Technology for Legged Robots The Quasi Direct Drive (QDD) actuator first gained public attention through the MIT Cheetah quadruped robot. The QDD is an emerging actuator technology that relies on … Read more
1 Introduction A year ago, I researched an embedded device and found its acoustic configuration logic quite intriguing, but later focused on vulnerability exploitation and did not delve deeper. Recently, while studying wireless communications like sub-GHz, Bluetooth, and RF, I became interested again in transmitting information via acoustic signals, which led to this article documenting … Read more
Cao HX, Nguyen VD, Park JO, Choi E, Kang B. Acoustic Actuators for the Manipulation of Micro/Nanorobots: State-of-the-Art and Future Outlooks. Micromachines (Basel). 2024 Jan 26;15(2):186. doi: 10.3390/mi15020186. PMID: 38398914; PMCID: PMC10890471. Compared to other actuation methods, acoustic actuators have the unique capability of non-contact operation of small objects (such as micro and nanoscale robots). … Read more