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Dear Reader
Welcome to the April's issue of Quanser's newsletter. Each month we take you on a virtual tour through the world of engineering and share with you the latest news on innovations for teaching and research in areas like Mechatronics, Robotics and Control.
In this issue we look at multi-disciplinary controls labs. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser's CTO explains in our Feature Story why he thinks they are the future of engineering education. Plus we'll take a closer look at two innovative systems from Quanser's new Mechatronic Controls Collection, which is being released next month. Quanser's new mechatronic systems are the result of experience with industry-driven projects, and now the government has found an application for one of them as well.
Sincerely,
Zuzana Fabusova, eNEWS Editor
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 New Mechatronic Controls Collection
Mechatronics Supports Robotics
|  Mechatronics has been around for quite awhile, but does it get as much recognition as it deserves, argues Richard Comerford, Editor of Electronic Products in his recent commentary. Quanser engineers put mechatronics in the forefront when developing new systems. Like the new 2 DOF Planar Robot. The 2 DOF Planar Robot comes with a pedagogical curriculum to help professors teach the fundamentals of robotics and gives students hands-on experience with real-life interactive device. Read more from our engineers... |
New Advanced Teaching and Research Tools
Collaborative R&D - That's What We Do
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 When Dr. Krovi from University at Buffalo needed a research platform, he reached out with the specifications to Quanser. Our team set off to design a new device and the result of this collaboration - Hexapod, a new 6 DOF motion platform. Capable of moving high loads at high accelerations, Hexapod helps you save time and costs while providing industrial-grade performance. This system is being released in April 2009, together with four other devices from Quanser's Mechatronic Controls Collection. Read more from our engineers...
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Industry Spotlight
Long-Distance Signing Helps Government
|  When author Margaret Atwood envisioned a remote-controlled pen, she was trying to ease her busy travel schedule and still satisfy her autograph-hungry fans. She did not imagine that one day such device will be used for signing governmental documents that cannot be faxed, mailed or couriered for security reasons. Atwood's vision resulted in the LongPen™ Freehand Script Robot. It was developed by Unotchit with the help of Quanser's advanced and innovative mechatronics engineering team. Now this remote-signing technology is adopted by Ontario government. Read more... |
| In Your Own Words |
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"Quanser
excels in developing research and educational systems that illuminate control
concepts, advance learning and more importantly facilitate greater
understanding and insight into control issues."
Dr. Dennis
Bernstein, University of Michigan, USA
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