Circuit Cellar 320 March 2017

March 2017
Theme: Robotics
Special Focus: Mobile Robotics
06 : PRODUCT NEWS
09 : CLIENT PROFILE: Actuonix Motion Devices (Victoria, BC, Canada)
10 : 3-D Object Segmentation and Recognition Object Grasping by a Humanoid Robot, By Saroj Bardewa and Sean Hendrickson
18 : Human-to-Machine Interaction: A Physical PIC32-Based Chess Board, By Eric Huang and Nicholas Tan
28 : Machine Learning in Mobile Robotics, By Thomas Pech
32 : Advances in Mobile Robotics: Q&As with Robot Designers, Researchers, and Advocates, By C. J. Abate
44 : Resources for Innovative Mobile Robotics and Automation Products
46 : QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: 3D Stacked Architectures: An Interview with Ayse K. Coskun, By Wisse Hettinga
74 : BOOK REVIEW: The Personalities Behind the Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design, By Scott Dorcey
48 : GREEN COMPUTING: The Critical Role of Temperature for Silicon-Photonic Network-on-Chip, By Tiansheng Zhang
54 : THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER: Electrical Power Converters (Part 3): Zero Crossing Switching & Exotic SCR-Based Devices, By George Novacek
58 : ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE: WWVB Preamplifier, By Ed Nisley
66 : FROM THE BENCH: Charge Management, By Jeff Bachiochi
76 : CROSSWORD
77 : TEST YOUR EQ
80 : The Future of Automation: All Hail Our Robot Overlords, By Ryan Cousins