How the challenges of electric-motor control design can be overcome using digital twins in all design and test phases. How automated testing within a continuous and integrated toolchain is able to ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

EVERY year many thousands of motors are used for driving machinery. Each of these motors requires a controller of some kind. A simple manual starter might suffice for a small fan, but for the control ...

A friend of a friend asked me how to best open and close a flap at the end of a tube: pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical, or what? It was an automotive application and no hydraulic system or ...

The topic of motors and motor control techniques is wide and varied. Part one of this two-part article will cover the principles of alternating-current (AC) motor operation and control. Part two will ...

Harley-Davidson has patented a system for operating an electric motor in a two-wheeled vehicle. The method involves detecting control positions, mapping them to driving and braking torques, and ...