Allied Motion Steering Wheel Sensor
Allied Motion has introduced the SWS Steering Wheel Sensor, a steer-by-wire steering wheel feedback sensor designed specifically for warehouse vehicles like reach, counterbalance and lift trucks.
Steering wheels can be mounted directly to the SWS and connected to a CAN bus. For drivers, the SWS provides a steering feel from its no stick-slip, no-wear and integrated magnetic friction system.
For more information, visit Allied Motion’s website.
Aerotech Six-Axis Drive Rack
Aerotech has launched the XR3 six-axis drive rack with field-replaceable, front-mounted, 3U plug-in amplifiers to support both linear and PWM topologies. The XR3 can control any combination of brushless, DC brush or stepper motors at up to 320VDC operating voltage and 30A peak current capability.
Both the current loop and servo-loop are digitally closed to help ensure positioning accuracy and rate stability. This processing capability allows the XR3 to provide loop closure rates up to 20kHz and to handle both digital and analog I/O processing, data collection, process control and encoder multiplication tasks in real time.
For more information, visit Aerotech’s website.
E+E Elektronik Laminar Flow Sensor
E+E Elektronik has unveiled its EE660 sensor, which measures low air velocity. Designed for laminar flow monitoring and clean room applications, the transmitter is now also available with an RS-485 interface.
The EE660 is suitable for measuring low air velocity down to 0.15m/s. The sensing element features an E+E hot film sensing element. Furthermore, it is resistant to contamination and has a low angular dependency.
For more information, visit E+E Elektronik’s website.
Remcom Automotive Radar Simulation Software
Remcom has announced its WaveFarer Automotive Radar Simulation Software, which lets OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers set up virtual scenarios and refine sensor performance earlier in the automotive design process.
WaveFarer uses ray-tracing algorithms adapted for radar applications to predict the scattered returns from a scene, with support for frequencies up to and beyond 79GHz. Near-field propagation and scattering methods compute raw radar returns from target objects while considering multipath interactions from ground reflections and other structures.
For more information, visit Remcom’s website.
Siemens HV C Air-Cooled Range
Siemens has released its Simotics HV C air-cooled range, which includes high-voltage motors up to 3.2 megawatts. The cooling concept, involving a combination of fin and tube cooling, provides temperature distribution in the motor.
The motors feature an enclosed internal circulation (IC 411) and are suitable for use in areas where there is no danger of explosions. They can be connected to the Sidrive IQ digital platform using the Simotics Connect 600 connector box, providing access to cloud-based analysis of the condition data that allows the drive system to be optimized.
For more information, visit Siemens’ website.
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