Circuit Cellar - March 2017 - Issue #320

En este número

10 : 3-D Object Segmentation and Recognition Object Grasping by a Humanoid Robot
By Saroj Bardewa and Sean Hendrickson
Algorithms and 3-D depth camera enable a humanoid robot to handle small objects

18 : Human-to-Machine Interaction - A Physical PIC32-Based Chess Board
By Eric Huang and Nicholas Tan
A microcontroller-based system that monitors and calculates chess moves

MOBILE ROBOTICS
28 : Machine Learning in Mobile Robotics
By Thomas Pech
How advances in machine learning techniques are enabling engineers to develop remarkable mobile robots

32 : Advances in Mobile Robotics - Q&As; with Robot Designers, Researchers, and Advocates
By C. J. Abate
The thoughts of engineers and innovators who are working to develop and promote tomorrow’s game-changing mobile robot systems

44 : Resources for Innovative Mobile Robotics and Automation Products

CC COMMUNITY
46 : QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
3D Stacked Architectures
An Interview with Ayse K. Coskun
By Wisse Hettinga
An introduction to 3D chip design and a look at research in the field

74 : BOOK REVIEW
The Personalities Behind the Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design
By Scott Dorcey
Thoughts about the re-release of The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design (edited by Jim Williams)

COLUMNS
48 : GREEN COMPUTING
The Critical Role of Temperature for Silicon-Photonic Network-on-Chip
By Tiansheng Zhang
The impact of variations on PNoC and a look at runtime methods to reduce power overhead

54 : THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER
Electrical Power Converters (Part 3)
Zero Crossing Switching & Exotic SCR-Based Devices
By George Novacek
A review of zero crossing switching and other more exotic SCR-based devices

58 : ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE
WWVB Preamplifier
By Ed Nisley
The analog parts of a WWVB receiver

66 : FROM THE BENCH
Charge Management
By Jeff Bachiochi
A charging circuit for single Li-ion battery cells

TECH THE FUTURE
80 : The Future of Automation
All Hail Our Robot Overlords
By Ryan Cousins