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This video, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part lecture that discusses pneumatic systems through comparison with hydraulic systems, including a particular focus on the differences between compressible and incompressible fluids. The first part of the lecture...

This video, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part lecture that discusses pneumatic systems through comparison with hydraulic systems, including a particular focus on the differences between compressible and incompressible fluids. This part of the lecture...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part lecture that gives a brief introduction and orientation to the programmable logic controller (PLC). The main objective of the lecture is to "describe the main parts, purpose, and function of a programmable...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part lecture that gives a brief introduction and orientation to the programmable logic controller (PLC). The main objective of the lecture is to "describe the main parts, purpose, and function of a programmable...

This lecture, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, provides an introduction to proportional valves. Discussed in the presentation are how proportional valves control both the flow rate and direction, proportional valve construction, proportional valve performance data, acceleration and...

This lecture, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, provides an introduction to proportional valves. Discussed in the presentation are how proportional valves control both the flow rate and direction, proportional valve construction, proportional valve performance data, acceleration and...

This course, offered through MIT's OpenCourseWare program, is entitled, "Introduction to Robotics." The course is an overview of robot mechanisms, dynamics, and intelligent controls. Topics include planar and spatial kinematics; motion planning-mechanism design for manipulators and mobile robots;...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part lecture that gives a brief introduction to sensors or transducers. The lecture examines "various methods of transduction for pressure, rotational speed, fluid velocity, flow rate, position (linear variable...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part lecture that gives a brief introduction to sensors or transducers. The lecture examines "various methods of transduction for pressure, rotational speed, fluid velocity, flow rate, position (linear variable...

Module Description: This module, from Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), serves as an introduction to sensors, one component found in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). This module is related to two other modules that cover components in MEMS, transducers and actuators. These...