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Dynamics: When Size Matters

Razvan Panaitescu
Latest Blog Post:
The "what-ifs" of mechatronics. What happens when you add dynamics, kinematics, statics, gravity, friction? Razvan explores.

Posted in actuators, system integration services, engineering methods, motors/resolvers | 04.15.2008

Kinematics: The Big Motion Picture

Razvan Panaitescu
Latest Blog Post: Kinematic or dynamic analysis? Not many people make the distinction between these two terms, let alone being able to explain them properly. Mechatronic Zone blogger Razvan Panaitescu tries to settle the score.

Posted in dynamics, kinematic, fundamentals, mechatronic, mechatronics, dynamic analysis, razvan panaitescu, kinematics | 02.15.2008

Mechatronics: Brushing-up on the concept

Razvan Panaitescu

Latest Blog Post: How do you define mechatronic design? Is it an electric toothbrush? or something with more intelligence--and what does intellegence actually mean? Longtime mechatronic guru and Mechatronics Zone blogger, Razvan Panaitescu gives us his take.

Posted in | 02.11.2008


Meet Our Bloggers

Let's Talk Mechatronics

Razvan Panaitescu
Razvan Panaitescu is the manager of the Application Development and Mechatronic Support Department within Siemens Energy and Automation, Production Machines business unit. Before joining Siemens he held professor tenures and research positions in Electric Drives and Control Engineering at various Universities in Romania, Norway and USA. He has a PhD and Master degrees in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor degree in Economics. More


Mechatronics on Campus

Stefan Wolpert
Stefan Wolpert is pursuing his Bachelors of Science in electrical and computer engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA. He plans to focus on electrical hardware and software integration at Olin College, and may pursue a future graduate degree in systems engineering. He interned in the engineering department at Lehigh Cement and prior to that ran a local computer repair business. He has always had a mechanical knack, but has been drawn into the electrical world. Stefan is an avid skier and pianist. More

 
 

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