Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds items of interest and then features them in two sections, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”. Each cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolios. Note: our backlog queue for both sections has grown much faster than we're listing them, so we're running more of them each week to clear the backlog (for now), and all at no charge to you!
“Also of Interest” and “Elementals” is an extension of our belief that engineers are interested in on-going tutorial on obviously relevant topics, as well as the serendipity of exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spurs innovative and creative approaches. The first box highlights a few items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights some basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material.
Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , EDN , Electronic Design , NASA Tech Briefs , Portable Design , and Physics Today , plus others.
Consider these items as “online-only” extras, and worth a look! (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, at the bottom).
Also of Interest:
- Predicting plastics performance is not a simple mathematical calculation; there are factors ranging from creep to chemical atmosphere:
“Five Critical Factors to Ensure Plastics Performance,”
Design News , July 2, 2008 - An art student created a revolutionary vacuum cleaner without knowing a thing about CAD , CFD, or why his idea wouldn't work:
“Industrial Design: Design the Dyson Way,”
Machine Design , August 7, 2008 - Prototyping software is an essential step in creating quality embedded systems and a sane work environment. Here's why::
“Creating software prototypes,”
Embedded Systems Design , August 2008 - As every camera-lens designer knows, the need to produce flat image planes drives up the mass and complexity of camera optics:
“FOCAL-PLANE ARRAYS: Curved sensor array to help simplify cameras,”
Laser Focus World , June 2008 - The best RP firms educate customers, turn parts around fast, and have a solid business history:
” How to Deal with Rapid Service Bureaus,”
Machine Design , October 8, 2008 - Perhaps the most sophisticated satellite ever flown was nearly doomed by a tiny error, but with a little creative fund-raising, the project may have bought enough time to prove its worth:
“The Gravity Probe B Bailout,”
IEEE Spectrum , October 2008 - Photoconductive switch technologies are improving with advances in the photoconductive materials and the ultrafast lasers that drive them:
“Terahertz Sources–Laser advances drive THz photoconductive source technology,”
Laser Focus World , June 2008
Elementals:
- This efficient and flexible Volterra-based adaptive predistortion technique can be used to achieve high linearity in broadband RF power amplifiers:
“Digital Predistortion Linearizes Broadband PAs, Part 2,”
Microwaves & RF , August 2008 - Multiple-antenna techniques are a large part of improved performance in LTE wireless systems, but they must be properly understood in order to be properly tested:
“Analyze Antenna Approaches for LTE Wireless Systems,”
Microwaves & RF , August 2008 - Work closely with your lithium-ion-cell manufacturer and battery-pack-design house to develop safety and performance features for your system's battery pack:
“Lithium-ion technology targets portable power,”
EDN , August 21, 2008 - Designing low-power circuits while extracting acceptable performance is a difficult task. Doing so at RF frequencies raises the challenge exponentially:
“RF Power Measurement Techniques for Portable Systems,”
Portable Power , August 2008 - This case study examines the use of energy harvesting to power ultra-low-power 24/7 wireless sensor networks:
“Vibration Energy Endows Ambient Intelligence in Sensor Networks,”
Portable Power , August 2008
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