Overview:
The addition of a microcontroller to enhance an existing electro-mechanical system is an increasing concern for design engineers. In this webinar we'll meet the head of the CM Robotics team and learn about their plans to add a Freescale 8-bit microcontroller to the reigning heavyweight "BattleBots" champion. Attendees will learn why the microcontroller will be valuable and what impact it will have on other parts of the design.
What You'll Learn:
- The benefits of microcontrollers vs. other alternative design approaches
- How to place state machines in firmware to control mechanical components
- How to select the best microcontroller for the job
Moderator:
Michael Barr - Expert on the design of embedded computer systems
Michael Barr is an internationally recognized expert on the design of embedded computer systems. In that role, he has provided expert witness testimony in federal court, appeared on PBS' American Business Review, and been quoted in various newspapers. He is also the author of two books and more than forty articles on related subjects. For three and a half years Michael served as editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming. In addition, Michael has been a member of the advisory board of the Embedded Systems Conference. Software he wrote continues to power millions of products, ranging from consumer electronics to medical devices. Michael holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and has lectured in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland. He also has an MBA.
Speaker:
Michael Worry - CEO of Nuvation Engineering, a Freescale Design Alliance Partner
Nuvation is a world-class electronics design services company with operations in San Jose, Canada and China. Nuvation provides firmware development, board design, FPGA design and turnkey product development for the embedded systems industry.
On weekends, Michael builds combat robots with the CM Robotics team of engineers, machinists, welders and firmware developers. CM Robotic's flagship robot is Ziggy, a titanium pneumatic flipper that can toss a 340 pound opponent 10 feet in the air. The reigning champion in the super heavyweight class of the Robot Fighting League for two years, Ziggy fires from a tank of 4000 psi compressed nitrogen to generate 14,000 pounds of lifting force.
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