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The Ebm-Papst Group has announced that it will sell its Industrial Drive Technology (IDT) division to Siemens AG. Both sides have signed a corresponding agreement.
Jumo is building a factory in the technology park for the production of temperature and pressure sensors with a production area of around 13 m². At around 000 million euros, the new building is the largest investment in the company's history.
At 3DExperience World 2024 in February in Dallas, Texas, Dassault Systèmes celebrated the event's 25th anniversary. The annual user meeting supports the global community in the development of future-proof products and processes.
There is now more space available in Michael Koch's “Factory” for the assembly of customer- and machine-specific safe braking resistors. The new, modern hall was recently “taken by storm” by the employees.
Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of breach of contract because the company, which was originally designed as a nonprofit, is now operating for profit.
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Intuitive machine operation with force feedback
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FSG remote control devices presents a cross-section of their robust sensors and operating devices for use in construction machinery. The new features include force feedback functions for joysticks and foot pedal sensors, which provide the machine operator with tactile feedback.
The force feedback can be used for classical parameters such as force, displacement, angle or adjustment speed as well as theoretically for the representation of jarring or shock effects. Thus, the technology is suitable in principle for all applications that require intuitive operation.
Typical examples are steering of cranes, bucket operation on excavators and wheel loaders or lifting and lowering of loads in the transport area - as well as with force feedback equipped pedals to represent different operating forces and thus convey a realistic operating experience.
Encoders report feedback
Feedback functions can be implemented with little effort, in which the perceptible counterforce varies depending on the application. More complex systems for dynamic feedback use the values of e.g. B. encoders or other sensors into a counterforce that can be experienced tactilely at runtime. For the needs-based parameterization of the force feedback system, the manufacturer can refer to its wide range of displacement and angle sensors as well Inclinometers access.
The robust, ergonomic joysticks of the ST series are available as operating units as single or dual-axis encoders with different lever deflections, designs and equipment variants, as well as foot pedals of the FS series. Joysticks and pedals are equipped with wear-free magnetic or inductive measuring systems and can also be supplied with redundant electronics for safety-relevant applications in accordance with IEC 61508 SIL or ISO 13849 PL.